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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