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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
Porter focused on protecting Californians from President Trump’s policies, a theme that is expected to be a throughline in next year’s gubernatorial contest.
On any given street, houses facing the expected wildfire path could be displaced to create yet another buffer zone.
“We were expecting more, but I know that there are so many other parents that did not get justice.”
The bill’s lead authors say they expect to reintroduce a version of the bill soon.
As long as Musk continues to love-bomb Trump, we can expect that Trump will defend his self-declared "first buddy," no matter what other allies he alienates in the process.
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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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