expect synonyms

expect

v.

  1. To anticipate

    await, look forward to, hope for, foresee; see anticipate 1, count on.

  2. To require

    demand, insist upon, exact; see require 2.

  3. *To assume

    presume, suppose, suspect; see assume 1. See syn. study at anticipate.

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