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Verbs (15)
occur
v. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
expect
v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
foreknow, foresee
v. realize beforehand
look to, look for, be anxious about
v. be excited or anxious about
counter, foresee, forestall
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
promise, prognosticate, foretell, predict, forebode
v. make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
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hope, expect, go for
v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
trust, desire, hope, expect
v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
anticipate, foreknow, foresee
v. realize beforehand
counter, anticipate, foresee, forestall
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for
v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
hope, expect, go for
v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
trust, desire, hope, expect
v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for
v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
counter, anticipate, foresee, forestall
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
expect, anticipate
v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
hope, expect, go for
v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
trust, desire, hope, expect
v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
anticipate, foreknow, foresee
v. realize beforehand
look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for
v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
expect, anticipate
v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
speculate, indulge in speculations
v. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
forecast, omen, presage, augur, auspicate, bode, portend, prognosticate, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, predict
v. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate
v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
estimate, gauge, guess, judge, approximate
v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
foresee, envision
v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"
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anticipate
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