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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
Park officials expect the spots to be claimed quickly.
“I expect our guys to be highly competitive. Said this a number of times last year, you don’t need to give a reason to competitive people to compete,” he said Wednesday after the Lakers’ third straight win.
So don’t expect this duo to magically be able to get an actual Pentagon audit through.
Do expect them to pressure agencies that contract with Musk’s companies, and to intimidate those offices that are either investigating or suing said companies.
“Within six months, I would expect that executive order to be back in place,” Moynihan said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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