expect
Consider it probable
To expect is to consider something likely or certain to happen: I expect it'll rain tomorrow.
Expect also means to anticipate or await: We're expecting guests.
When you expect something of someone, you believe they should deliver it: They expect too much from their employees.
A woman who is expecting is pregnant.
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- insistenceUnyielding demand for something
stipulation · presume · assume · count on · rely on · due · owed · supposed to
State of awaiting something
- preparationArranging things in advance
- readinessState of being prepared
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- planningArranging for future events
forethought · contingency · projection · estimation · calculation · outlook · prevision · assumption
Prediction of future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
extrapolation · prognostication · foresight · probability · likelihood · odds · betting · clairvoyance
Remaining in expectation
- patienceCalm during delays
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
delay · interval · pause · bide · tarry · linger · countdown · impending
Nervous anticipation of trouble
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- worryTroubled mental state
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
foreboding · nervousness · misgiving · fear · alarm · jitters · heebie-jeebies · pessimism
Tendency to expect good
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- wishYearned-for outcome
- desireIntense wanting
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
faith · trust · eagerness · enthusiasm · belief · promise · potential · prospects
When payment is required
maternity · conception · gestation · ultrasound · midwife · obstetrician · nursery · nesting
requirement
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
insistence · stipulation · presume · assume · count on · rely on · due · owed · supposed to · norm
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- preparationArranging things in advance
- readinessState of being prepared
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
planning · forethought · contingency · projection · estimation · calculation · outlook · prevision · assumption · presumption
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- prognosisPredicted disease course
divination · extrapolation · prognostication · foresight · probability · likelihood · odds · betting · clairvoyance · soothsaying
waiting
Remaining in expectation
- patienceCalm during delays
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
standby · delay · interval · pause · bide · tarry · linger · countdown · impending · imminent
apprehension
Nervous anticipation of trouble
trepidation · foreboding · nervousness · misgiving · fear · alarm · jitters · heebie-jeebies · pessimism · ominous
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- wishYearned-for outcome
- desireIntense wanting
confidence · faith · trust · eagerness · enthusiasm · belief · promise · potential · prospects · longing
due date
When payment is required
prenatal · maternity · conception · gestation · ultrasound · midwife · obstetrician · nursery · nesting · labor
- expectationsanticipate, await, anticipation, outlook, prospects
- mental verbsthink, believe, know, imagine, remember
- foretellingpredict, prophesy, foretell, foresee, forecast
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- dependencedepend, depend on, dependency, rely, need
- waitingwait, await, bide, hold on, hang on
- to be expectedWithin normal anticipation
- life expectancyAverage anticipated survival duration
- expect the unexpectedReadiness for surprises
- low expectationsAnticipating poor outcomes
- expecting a baby
- expectant parents
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