expect
Usage
What are other ways to say expect?
The verb expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
Example Sentences
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Insurance companies will expect to be compensated as well for such overarching risk.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
However, they didn’t expect content management to be a top priority yet considering Salesforce’s slowdown in commerce and reboot of its marketing platform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
“Drone operators should expect swift action if they violate restricted airspace.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The firm says that while nine out of 10 HR professionals expect to increase their use of generative AI, a third said "say no one currently owns AI strategy at their companies".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
That’s just what I expect it would taste like.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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