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expect
verb as in believe strongly; anticipate
Strong matches
apprehend, assume, calculate, conjecture, contemplate, divine, envisage, feel, figure, foreknow, gather, imagine, look, presume, presuppose, reckon, sense, surmise, suspect, trust, understand
Weak matches
bargain for, bargain on, be afraid, count on, hope for, in the cards, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, see coming, wait for, watch for
Example Sentences
“A lot of the sharing or selling with third parties is outside the scope of what a consumer would reasonably expect.”
They are also expected to negatively affect the overall U.S. economy, according to a meta-analysis by the nonprofit Tax Foundation.
The report said this was "considerably lower than might have been expected based on data from previous years".
He is expected to conduct "very little public-facing activity" before leaving the post, the statement said, adding that he "plans to honour a small number of remaining commitments".
The final determination of how much water companies can charge their customers for the next five years is expected on 19 December.
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When To Use
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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