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Synonyms for expect
ɪkˈspɛktex·pect
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expectverb
Synonyms:
anticipate, await, hope, look forexpectverb
To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that).
Synonyms:
hope, await, look for, anticipateexpectverb
To consider obligatory or required.
Synonyms:
await, anticipate, hope, look forexpectverb
To consider reasonably due.
You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week.
Synonyms:
hope, await, look for, anticipateexpectverb
to be pregnant, to consider a baby due
Synonyms:
hope, look for, await, anticipateexpectverb
To wait for; to await.
Synonyms:
hope, look for, anticipate, await
English Synonyms and Antonyms
expect
To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide,"
Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.Synonyms:
abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watchAntonyms:
abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shunPreposition:
Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
expect, anticipateverb
regard something as probable or likely
"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
Synonyms:
predict, await, counter, foreknow, previse, look for, forestall, look, gestate, wait, require, anticipate, call, prognosticate, look to, have a bun in the oven, foresee, carry, ask, foretell, forebode, bear, promiseask, require, expectverb
consider obligatory; request and expect
"We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
Synonyms:
await, call for, demand, enquire, inquire, need, look, involve, wait, want, require, have a bun in the oven, necessitate, postulate, anticipate, gestate, take, carry, ask, command, bearexpect, look, await, waitverb
look forward to the probable occurrence of
"We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
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count, await, search, appear, depend, hold back, seem, carry, hold off, front, reckon, look, gestate, wait, bet, attend, require, anticipate, waitress, take care, have a bun in the oven, face, ask, calculate, bear, seeexpectverb
consider reasonable or due
"I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
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require, gestate, look, wait, ask, carry, anticipate, have a bun in the oven, await, bearexpectverb
look forward to the birth of a child
"She is expecting in March"
Synonyms:
require, gestate, look, wait, ask, carry, anticipate, have a bun in the oven, await, bearhave a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expectverb
be pregnant with
"She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
Synonyms:
digest, abide, express, comport, tolerate, conceptualize, look, pack, have a bun in the oven, support, impart, require, behave, await, extend, run, sway, endure, put up, take, stick out, deport, assume, pay, ask, take over, dribble, channel, carry, transport, stomach, birth, stock, hold, transmit, conceptualise, have, deliver, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, convey, persuade, post, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, accept, gestate, wait, wear, stockpile, conceive, anticipate, give birth, bear
Dictionary of English Synonymes
expectverb
expectverb
Synonyms:
anticipate, look for, look forward to, count upon, reckon upon, calculate upon, rely uponexpectverb
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
expectverb
Synonyms:
anticipate
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How to use expect in a sentence?
The markets are clearly starting to price in a sharp slowdown in the world economy and even a recession in the United States, i do not expect a collapse or major financial crisis like the Lehman crisis but it will take some before market sentiment will improve.
If the trust is bringing financial people on board, I would expect that they would look at it primarily from a financial standpoint. And that is to say if [ a deal ] makes good financial sense, let's at least pursue a very good offer.
The markets have been yearning for a period of political stability in Turkey for quite some time now. To all intents and purposes this is the best result that the markets could expect.
The majority of investors do not expect a policy change for now, but there is a slight expectation that the bank will ease some time soon and they will be looking for a sign in Kuroda's speech.
After the optimistic comments we had from other Fed officials in the recent past, we expect Yellen to be more balanced compared to a very dovish Fed statement, clearly that will be a driver for the dollar today.
Translations for expect
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- توقعArabic
- предполагам, очаквамBulgarian
- očekávatCzech
- αναμένωGreek
- انتظار داشتنPersian
- odotella, odottaaFinnish
- s'attendre à, attendreFrench
- ציפהHebrew
- उम्मीदHindi
- elvárHungarian
- կարծել, սպասել, համարել, ակնկալել, ենթադրելArmenian
- aspettarsiItalian
- לְצַפּוֹתHebrew
- ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಬಹುದುKannada
- spērōLatin
- tūmanakoMāori
- forventeNorwegian
- forventeNorwegian Nynorsk
- spodziewać się, oczekiwaćPolish
- prever, esperarPortuguese
- ожидать, надеятьсяRussian
- förväntaSwedish
- எதிர்ப்பார்த்தல்Tamil
- توقعUrdu
- 期待Chinese
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