Synonym: anticipate, await, hope, look for, suppose, think. Antonym: despair. Similar words: expected, unexpected, expert, expense, expertise, experiment, experience, experienced. Meaning: [ɪk'spekt] v. 1. regard something as probable or likely 2. consider obligatory; request and expect 3. look forward to the probable occurrence of 4. consider reasonable or due 5. be pregnant with 6. look forward to the birth of a child.
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151. His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.
152. He is the sort of well-groomed man you expect to inhabit an executive-size corporate office.
153. You don't expect to make much profit within the first couple of years of setting up a company.
154. As her mother was now very poor she could expect no help from that quarter.
155. Do you have any of the larger ones? However, some is used in questions that expect a positive reply:Would you like some?
156. Now, let me ask you a direct question , and I expect a direct answer .
157. Don't expect to have me at your beck and call.
158. The public has a right to expect truthful answers from politicians.
159. You can't expect to be accepted in a new town right/straight off the bat.
159. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
160. It's unreasonable to expect your child to behave in a caring way if you behave selfishly.
161. Don't expect him to get there on time-he's completely disorganized.
162. I've kept my side of the bargain and I expect you to keep yours.
163. As I try to be truthful, I expect everyone else to be truthful.
164. Drivers who exceed the speed limit can expect to be fined heavily.
165. They are in trouble, but I expect they will muddle through.
166. You didn't really expect her to be on time, did you? A leopard can't change its spots.
167. We don't expect to see Gideon this side of Christmas.
168. I'll write so that he may know when to expect us.
169. 'What do you expect?' he said, without looking at her.
170. I don't expect special treatment - I just want to be treated fairly.
171. You can't expect to succeed if you attempt tasks above your ability.
172. I will expect to see you on Sunday unless I hear anything to the contrary .
173. I applied for the job on the off chance, but I didn't seriously expect to get it.
174. The government can't expect the taxpayer to bail this company out indefinitely.
175. Investors should not expect a sharp upturn in the economy.
176. This booklet gives some useful pointers on what to expect when you arrive.
177. Don't expect too much of me. I need time to come around to this new idea.
178. He seems to expect me to wait on him hand and foot.
179. You shouldn't expect immigrants to assimilate into an alien culture immediately.
180. Don't expect me to run after you all your life.
More similar words: expected, unexpected, expert, expense, expertise, experiment, experience, experienced, expedition, experimental, at the expense of, aspect, suspect, spectrum, prospect, inspector, spectacle, perspective, inspection, introspect, spectacular, respectively, with respect to, introspection, irrespective of, expand, export, expose, explore, explain.