expect
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(verb) look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March" |
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Related Words: await, expect, look, wait |
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(verb) consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" |
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Related Words: consider, reckon, regard, see, view |
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(verb) regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
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Synonyms: anticipate |
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Related Words: assume, believe, conjecture, guess, hypothecate, hypothesize, imagine, judge, presume, reckon, speculate, suppose, take for granted, theorise, theorize, think, trust |
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(verb) look forward to the probably occurrence of: "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" |
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Synonyms: await, look, wait |
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Related Words: anticipate, expect, hang on, hold on, hold the line, look for, look forward, look to |
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(verb) consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?" "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" |
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Synonyms: ask, require |
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Related Words: call, demand |
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(verb) be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January" |
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Synonyms: bear, carry, gestate |
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