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1. expect
verb. ['ɪkˈspɛkt'] regard something as probable or likely.
Synonyms
- reckon
- guess
- suppose
- presume
- assume
- hypothesise
- believe
- trust
- speculate
- judge
- theorise
- pass judgment
- hypothesize
- await
- think
- hypothecate
- anticipate
- wait
- imagine
- opine
- conjecture
- evaluate
- theorize
- look
Antonyms
- stay
- give
- stand still
- leave office
Etymology
- expectare (Latin)
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Rhymes with Expect
- teleconnect
- overprotect
- interconnect
- disrespect
- reinspect
- misdirect
- disinfect
- disconnect
- reconnect
- recollect
- nondirect
- interject
- disaffect
- suspect
- subject
- resurrect
- respect
- reflect
- reelect
- redirect
- project
- neglect
- intersect
- inspect
- indirect
- incorrect
- deflect
- confect
- unchecked
- select
How do you pronounce expect?
Pronounce expect as ɪkˈspɛkt.
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Sentences with expect
1. Verb, base form
Don't expect your child to catch the scarves just yet.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
A per diem charge is the amount they expect to be paid for one day of work.
Quotes about expect
1. When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.
- John Ruskin
2. Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.
- W. C. Fields
3. With the sugar market hysteria, the people are obviously worried and expect higher inflation. When this hysteria subsides, which we're probably observing, then I hope that people will also get less worried about the future of inflation.
- Marek Belka
2. expect
verb. ['ɪkˈspɛkt'] consider obligatory; request and expect.
Synonyms
- ask
- require
- call
Antonyms
- uncertainty
- unbelief
- borrow
- divest
Etymology
- expectare (Latin)
3. expect
verb. ['ɪkˈspɛkt'] look forward to the probable occurrence of.
Synonyms
- look forward
- look for
- look to
- hold the line
- hold on
- await
- look
- anticipate
- wait
Antonyms
- reject
- active trust
- passive trust
- forbid
Etymology
- expectare (Latin)
4. expect
verb. ['ɪkˈspɛkt'] look forward to the birth of a child.
Synonyms
- bear
- carry
- await
- gestate
- look
- wait
Antonyms
- esteem
- respect
- exclude
- disrespect
Etymology
- expectare (Latin)
5. expect
verb. ['ɪkˈspɛkt'] consider reasonable or due.
Synonyms
- see
- consider
- regard
- view
Antonyms
- mistrust
- distrust
- refrain
- undress
Etymology
- expectare (Latin)
6. expect
verb. ['ɪkˈspɛkt'] be pregnant with.
Synonyms
- have a bun in the oven
- bear
- birth
- have
- gestate
- give birth
- deliver
- carry
Antonyms
- multiply
- integrate
- differentiate
- add
Etymology
- expectare (Latin)