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Expect
/ɪkˈspekt/
To think or believe that something will happen or someone will arrive
Synonyms:
anticipate
await
suppose
believe
predict
Antonyms:
doubt
mistrust
reject
disbelieve
Examples:
Perhaps she
expects
me to say, 'Send the roses back.'
'Is Professor Challenger
expecting
you?' he asked.
The pace is faster than I
expected
.
Etymology:
Derived from Latin
exspectare
, meaning
to look out for
, from
ex-
meaning
out
and
spectare
meaning
to look at
.
Usage Statistics:
231 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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