Expects
Synonyms for expect
verb believe strongly; anticipate
foresee
predict
await
forecast
suppose
take
think
hope
conjecture
surmise
look
figure
contemplate
reckon
apprehend
gather
feel
assume
sense
suspect
presume
imagine
divine
understand
trust
presuppose
envisage
calculate
bargain for
count on
foreknow
bargain on
be afraid
hope for
in the cards
look ahead to
look for
look forward to
see coming
wait for
watch for
Antonyms for expects
disbelieve
disregard
misunderstand
overlook
neglect
know
Synonyms
verb want, wish
require
call for
demand
exact
count on
insist on
look for
rely upon
Usage Notes
This sense of expect (I expect you went with them. I expect you want to leave now.) is encountered in the speech of educated people but seldom in their writing.
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