expect
Usage
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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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Buontempo said scientists expect a new record for global average temperatures later this year or early 2027.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
They expect to spend between $80 million to $100 million on the cleanup.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
If dinosaurs as small as mice had been widespread, researchers would expect at least some of their fossils to have turned up alongside these other tiny animals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Some economists expect more of the same in the months ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Good morning, Little Two,” Clare greeted her, though he didn’t expect a response.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The company says it expects growth to accelerate globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Still, momentum is building, and ZXMoto expects to sell most of its production overseas within five years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
It expects to generate $67 billion a year in revenue and about $28 billion in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Steven Naismith, who served as Clarke's assistant, said last month he expects to continue in the national team set-up under a new boss.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Scoob expects her to speak but she doesn’t.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
Heavy precipitation is also expected to fall in Shanghai and parts of Fujian, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces through Monday afternoon, it said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
They were expected to come into force next spring, but Burnham's government has promised they will now be implemented by January 2027.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
U.S. officials said Trump is patient and expected to ride out the latest diplomatic snarl, especially so long as gas prices remain where they are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Lasso,” however, proved U.S. soccer IQ was higher than expected; the sport may not have become fully mainstream, but it was no longer a foreign concept.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
He set his feet firmly on the floor, legs apart as if he expected a huge wave or something to wash over him.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Boss Renee Slegers is equally bullish about Arsenal's targets for this season and is expecting her players to deliver.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
According to FactSet, analysts were expecting 12 cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
For 2026, Datadog is expecting revenue of between $4.45 billion and $4.47 billion and adjusted earnings per share of between $2.50 and $2.54.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
I may or may not have rolled my eyes, expecting to see a spider—something my North London upbringing taught me to care little about—when I froze.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
True optimism, as Agatha Swanburne defined it, is the habit of expecting happy endings in a way that keeps one cheerfully working to make them come true.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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