Expect synonyms

foresee

To imagine or know as a probable occurrence; anticipate or predict:

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guess

To make an estimate or conjecture:

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suspect

To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence:

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envision

To picture in the mind; imagine.

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hope for

To anticipate

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demand

To require of someone.

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look-forward-to

(Idiomatic) To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure. Be excited or eager to.

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await

To expect.

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insist upon

To require

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exact

To demand and enforce the payment or performance of.

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suppose

To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.

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anticipate (related)

Anticipate is defined as to act in advance, usually as an effort to stay ahead of someone else.

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count on (related)

(Idiomatic) to rely upon, trust, or expect

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require (related)

To be in need of; need

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assume (related)

To make a supposition; suppose or believe:

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calculate

The definition of calculate is to use reason or common sense to determine something, or to use math to determine an answer.

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deem

(Intransitive) To have or hold as a (personal) opinion; judge; think.

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feel

To perceive through the sense of touch:

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forecast

(Archaic) To foresee

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hope

To have hope (for)

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reckon

(Chiefly Southern & South Midland) To think or conclude:

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sense

To use biological senses: to either smell, watch, taste, hear or feel.

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think

To consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.

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want

To be inclined or desirous; wish:

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despair of (antonym)

anticipate

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dread (antonym)

To anticipate with anxiety, alarm, or apprehension; fear intensely

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fear (antonym)

To be afraid:

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bargain for

To look forward to confidently

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depend on

To be dependent on something or someone for support or help.

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look for

To search; to seek.

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figure on

To look forward to confidently

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surprise (related)

To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated:

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obligation (related)

To oblige to do or not do by force of authority, propriety, or custom

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have-a-bun-in-the-oven

(Idiomatic, euphemistic) To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.

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bear

To endure something with tolerance or patience:

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carry

(Agric.) To bear as a crop; produce

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gestate

To carry within the uterus from conception to delivery.

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look

To appear to be; seem

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wait

To be a waiter or waitress at:

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ask

To expect or demand:

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able (related)

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most likely (related)

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unlikely (related)

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turn out (related)

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allow (related)

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be able (related)

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predict (related)

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presume

With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission. [from 14th c.]

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lose faith in (antonym)

anticipate

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