expect

Speech parts

1. expect - Noun

2. expect - Verb

Meaning

To wait for; to await.

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); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated.

To wait; to stay.

Expectation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

await require believe carry look think hope wait anticipate look for gestate project plan bear mean

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Antonyms

marvel curt airy daze know jolt

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Hypernyms

have see view bear judge birth

Hyponyms

call believe think trust assume suppose

Related terms

expectancy expectation expectant expectable

Phrases with the word

expect to I expect to expect what one would expect expect from when you least expect it

Derivatives

expected expecting

Anagrams

except

Examples

Do not look for or expect love from others, rather demand from yourself love and compassion for them. Ignatius Bryanchaninov

When you lose all hope, God sends you something you didn't even expect... You just have to believe and love the Lord. Just as He loves and cares for us! Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia

Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish. Ovid

When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks. Hindi Proverb

Hope for the best, expect the worst. English Proverb

Do not always expect good to happen, but do not let evil take you by surprise. Czech Proverb

Close letter words and terms

expatriot expdn. expecially expect a baby expect from expect the unexpected