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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But I did not at all expect people would be calling Will Byers hot.
From Los Angeles Times
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the celebration, according to his advisers.
But, he warned, "export conditions this year are expected to remain difficult, as uncertainties persist in the trade environment, including the sustainability of semiconductor demand".
From Barron's
Instead, Smith said he received monthly advances of about $2,000 based on potential settlements the firm was expecting in his cases.
From Los Angeles Times
This season, 100 ships are expected to visit South Georgia, bringing around 18,000 visitors.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
