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Verb expect has 6 senses

• expect(v = verb.cognition) anticipate - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
is one way to evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Derived forms adjective expectant₁, noun expectation₁, noun expectation₃
Sample sentence:
They expect to move

• expect(v = verb.communication) ask, require - 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"
is one way to demand
Derived form noun expectation₁
Sample sentence:
They expect him to write the letter

• expect(v = verb.cognition) await, look, wait - 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"
Derived forms noun expectancy₂, adjective expectant₁, noun expectation₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

• expect(v = verb.cognition) Array - consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
is one way to consider, reckon, regard, see, view
Derived form noun expectation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• expect(v = verb.body) Array - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"
is one way to await, expect, look, wait
Derived forms adjective expectant₂, noun expectation₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

• expect(v = verb.body) bear, carry, gestate, have a bun in the oven - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
is one way to bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have
Derived forms adjective expectant₂, noun expectation₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

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THESAURUS

expect

account as, anticipate, apprehend, approach, aspire to, assume, await, bank on, be afraid, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be to be, be to come, believe, come, come on, conceive, conclude, confide, conjecture, consider, contemplate, count, count on, daresay, deduce, deem, demand, desire, divine, draw near, draw on, dread, dream, envisage, envision, esteem, estimate, face, fancy, feel, feel confident, foreknow, foresee, foretell, gather, grant, guess, harbor the hope, have a hunch, have an idea, have an impression, have an inkling, have in mind, have in view, have the idea, hold, hold as, hope, hope against hope, hope and pray, hope for, hope in, hope to God, imagine, infer, judge, keep in view, lean upon, let, let be, lie ahead, live in hopes, look, look for, look forward to, look upon as, loom, maintain, near, need, nurture the hope, opine, plan, plot, predict, prefigure, presume, presuppose, presurmise, project, prophesy, provisionally accept, reckon, reckon on, regard, rely on, repute, require, rest assured, say, sense, set down as, suppose, surmise, suspect, take, take for, take for granted, take it, take to be, think, threaten, trow, trust, understand, view as, wait for, want, ween, wish

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Hope

VB hope, trust, confide, rely on, put one's trust in, lean upon, pin one's hope upon, pin one's faith upon, feel hope, entertain hope, harbor hope, indulge hope, cherish hope, feed hope, foster hope, nourish hope, encourage hope, cling to hope, live in hope see land, feel assured, rest assured, feel confident, rest confident, presume, promise oneself, expect, hope for, anticipate, be hopeful, look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, voir en couleur de rose, make the best of it, hope for the best, put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon, keep one's spirits up, take heart, take heart of grace, be of good heart, be of good cheer, flatter oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, catch at a straw hope against hope, reckon one's chickens before they are hatched, count one's chickens before they are hatched, give hope, inspire hope, raise hope, hold out hope, promise, bid fair, augur well, be in a fair way, look up, flatter, tell a flattering tale, raise expectations (sentient subject), encourage, cheer, assure, reassure, buoy up, embolden.

Expectance

VB expect, not be surprised, not wonder, nil admirari, make nothing of.

Probability

VB be probable, give color to, lend color to, point to, imply, bid fair, stand fair for, stand a good chance, run a good chance, think likely, dare say, flatter oneself, expect, count upon.

Expectation

VB expect, look for, look out for, look forward to, hope for, anticipate, have in prospect, have in contemplation, keep in view, contemplate, promise oneself, not wonder at, not wonder if, wait for, tarry for, lie in wait for, watch for, bargain for, keep a good lookout for, keep a sharp lookout for, await, stand at 'attention' abide, bide one's time, watch, foresee, prepare for, forestall, count upon, think likely, lead one to expect, have in store for, prick up one's ears, hold one's breath.

Foresight

VB foresee, look forwards to, look ahead, look beyond, scent from afar, look into the future, pry into the future, peer into the future, see one's way, see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, see how the wind blows, test the waters, see how the cat jumps, anticipate, expect, be beforehand, predict, foreknow, forejudge, forecast, presurmise, have an eye to the future, have an eye to the main chance, respicere finem, keep a sharp lookout, forewarn.

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