as in to anticipate
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
we expect their arrival late this afternoon
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as in scheduled
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
the children did their chores, but not without the expected whining
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as in anticipated
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
we expect their arrival late this afternoon
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Recent Examples of expect
David Furones, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Few if any of the amendments are expected to win enough support to add or remove provisions from the bill.
—James Powel, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Art De Roché, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Talks are expected to progress in the coming weeks.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
They are expected to pursue any of a number of remaining cornerbacks still available as free agents.
—David Furones, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Few if any of the amendments are expected to win enough support to add or remove provisions from the bill.
—James Powel, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Verb
The Arsenal forward suffered a hamstring injury which required surgery on Arsenal’s mid-season trip to Dubai in February and was expected to aim for a return in pre-season.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Talks are expected to progress in the coming weeks.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expect
anticipated
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Iron Maiden’s highly anticipated Run For Your Lives world tour is now in full-swing across Europe.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The New York native has officially signed a $750,000 book deal with publishing giant Simon & Schuster to release his highly anticipated memoir.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
25 June 2025
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“Expect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expect. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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