expect

[ɪkˈspekt]

Definition:
1. To think or believe that something will happen.
2. Look forward to the probable occurrence of.

Use 'expect' in a sentence:

• 1. You can't honestly expect me to believe that!
• 2. Prices are expected to rise even higher this year.
• 3. It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms.
• 4. She was expecting another baby.
• 5. I expect you're tired.
• 6. I expect to be paid promptly for the work.
• 7. We unreasonably expect near perfect behaviour from our children.
• 8. You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with.
• 9. No one party is expected to gain an outright majority.
• 10. I never know what to expect from one day to the next.
• 11. Don't expect sympathy from me!
• 12. Women expect fidelity from their men.
• 13. Her parents expected high standards from her.
• 14. Do you really expect me to believe that?
• 15. We can expect trouble from this moment on.
• 16. Organizers expect up to 300,000 protesters to join the march.
• 17. We have one child and are expecting our second in July.
• 18. He always turns up just when you least expect him.
• 19. We don't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue.
• 20. You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.
• 21. It would be unwise to expect too much.
• 22. You can hardly expect her to do it for free.
• 23. I expect to be consulted about major issues.
• 24. Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down.
• 25. Double the expected number of people came to the meeting.
• 26. I hear Dawn's expecting again.
• 27. Applicants will be expected to have good command of English.
• 28. House prices are expected to rise sharply.
• 29. I didn't expect him to become a successful writer.
• 30. Oh very funny ! You expect me to believe that?
• 31. We can expect changes in the political landscape.
• 32. We're expecting a new arrival in the family soon.
• 33. We expect the market to mushroom in the next two years.
• 34. She looked different than I'd expected.
• 35. It tastes artificial, but at that price what can you expect?.
• 36. I'm not really expecting to pass first time.
• 37. It was much better than I'd expected.
• 38. Whom did he expect to answer his phone?
• 39. I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.
• 40. I expect to be kept fully briefed at all times.
• 41. The officer briefed her on what to expect.
• 42. The students here do not expect to be spoon-fed.
• 43. Are you expecting visitors?
• 44. I expect you can guess what follows.
• 45. A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected.
• 46. I've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.
• 47. We are expecting a rise in food prices this month.
• 48. Don't expect others to read your mind.
• 49. Well, really and truly, things were better than expected.
• 50. I expect to see you back here, pronto!
• 51. If a guy hunts and owns guns, what do you expect?
• 52. We were expecting him yesterday.
• 53. We expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
• 54. Do you really expect me to believe you?
• 55. That's not the sort of behaviour I expect of you!
• 56. I expect she does love you in her own way.
• 57. The party is expecting to gain control of the council in the next election.
• 58. Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.
• 59. I looked back, half expecting to see someone following me.
• 60. The trial is expected to continue for three months.
• 61. We can't expect them to just roll over for us.
• 62. Do they expect us to dress for dinner?
• 63. We expect better of you in the future.
• 64. I had been warned what to expect.
• 65. It is less of a problem than I'd expected.
• 66. Many people were expecting the peace talks would break down.
• 67. It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money.
• 68. We were expecting him to arrive yesterday.
• 69. The actual cost was higher than we expected.
• 70. It seems reasonable to expect rapid urban growth.
• 71. The patient has responded to the treatment rather better than expected.
• 72. The report was not expected to provide any answers.
• 73. Don't expect it to improve overnight.
• 74. Economic growth is expected to average 2% next year.
• 75. Are you clear what is expected of you?
• 76. Don't expect an instant cure.