expects
Assumes will happen
Expects means to anticipate or consider likely: She expects rain tomorrow.
It also implies requirement or demand: The boss expects punctuality.
To expect someone is to await their arrival: We're expecting guests at seven.
When expecting stands alone, it often means pregnant: They're expecting in March.
Remains in expectation
- foreseesPerceives in advance
- envisionsMentally visualizes something
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- forecastsPredicts future conditions
predicts · contemplates · presumes · assumes · calculates · estimates · speculates · surmises
Persistent apprehensive distress
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- tensionStretched or strained state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
worry · concern · nervousness · strain · burden · weight · scrutiny · judgment
Things hoped for
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
- aspiresSeeks to achieve
- yearnsDesires with intensity
- longsYearns intensely for
desires · trusts · believes · optimism · faith · confidence · eagerness · anticipation
Accepted levels of quality
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- baselinesInitial reference measurements
guidelines · protocols · customs · traditions · etiquette · propriety · decorum · social expectations
Makes necessary
- insistsAsserts with firmness
- needsEssential requirements
- wantsLongs to possess
- calls forDemands or summons
stipulates · mandates · dictates · commands · obliges · compels · entitles · deserves
Predicts future conditions
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- prophesiesPredicts future events
- prognosticatesForetells based on signs
- foretellsPredicts future events
divines · augurs · presages · foreshadows · portends · odds · likelihood · probability
awaits
Remains in expectation
- foreseesPerceives in advance
- envisionsMentally visualizes something
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
forecasts · predicts · contemplates · presumes · assumes · calculates · estimates · speculates · surmises · conjectures
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- tensionStretched or strained state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
dread · worry · concern · nervousness · strain · burden · weight · scrutiny · judgment · evaluation
wishes
Things hoped for
longs · desires · trusts · believes · optimism · faith · confidence · eagerness · anticipation · counting on
standards
Accepted levels of quality
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
baselines · guidelines · protocols · customs · traditions · etiquette · propriety · decorum · social expectations · cultural norms
requires
Makes necessary
calls for · stipulates · mandates · dictates · commands · obliges · compels · entitles · deserves · claims
forecasts
Predicts future conditions
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- prophesiesPredicts future events
- prognosticatesForetells based on signs
foretells · divines · augurs · presages · foreshadows · portends · odds · likelihood · probability · prognosis
- to be expectedWithin normal anticipation
- life expectancyAverage anticipated survival duration
- expect the unexpectedReadiness for surprises
- expecting a baby
- expectant parents
- expectant fatherMan awaiting offspring's arrival
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