Another word for expect

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expect

v.

To anticipate
await, look forward to, hope for, foresee; see anticipate 1, count on.
To require
demand, insist upon, exact; see require 2.
*To assume
presume, suppose, suspect; see assume 1. See syn. study at anticipate.

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Another word for expect

verb

To look forward to confidently:
anticipate, await, bargain for (or on), count on, depend on (or upon), look for, wait (for). (Informal) figure on. See surprise
To oblige to do or not do by force of authority, propriety, or custom:
require, suppose. See obligation