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.