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Expect

🔄 Synonyms of "Expect"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lookverb	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
carryverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
anticipateverb	(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
requireverb	Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
gestateverb	(intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
askverb	To request or petition.
awaitverb	(transitive, formal) To wait for.
bearverb	A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
waitverb	(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Expect"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
anticipateverb	(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
requireverb	Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
askverb	To request or petition.
lookverb	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
awaitverb	(transitive, formal) To wait for.
waitverb	(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
carryverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
gestateverb	(intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
bearverb	(now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
foreseeverb	To perceive (a situation or event) in advance.
forecastverb	A prediction of the weather.
predictverb	(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.
guessverb	To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
supposeverb	(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
presumeverb	(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
thinkverb	(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
estimateverb	To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
postulateverb	To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
believeverb	(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).