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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Official statistics suggest men in Wokingham, Berkshire, can expect to be in good health until the age of nearly 70, and nearly 71 for women.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The analysts who do cover Applied Optoelectronics expect a profit of 94 cents a share in 2026 and $4.64 a share in 2027.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“We expect some long-term economic scarring from the war, including disruptions to global supply chains,” the bank said in a report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Yet in a post on X, Sam Altman wrote: “I don’t expect them to go any easier on us, am sure I’ll do my part to help enable that with occasional stupid decisions.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
“Wow, I didn’t expect you to beef with Leo first thing in the morning,” Pua says.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
