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Verbs (15)
anticipate
v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
carry, bear
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
hope, go for
v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
require, ask
v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
trust, desire, hope
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, 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"
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Fuzzynyms (160)
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"
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
turn, change state
v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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"
anticipate, foreknow, foresee
v. realize beforehand
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"
think, mean, intend
v. have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
study, meditate, contemplate
v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over
v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
foresee, envision
v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"
figure, project, image, picture, fancy, see, visualize, envision
v. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
take, claim, call for, exact
v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
need, take, demand, require, ask, call for, necessitate, involve
v. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
request, ask
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
demand, exact
v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
hope, expect, go for
v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
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"
anticipate, foreknow, foresee
v. realize beforehand
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"
think, believe
v. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
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
expect, anticipate
v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (13)
abort
v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
miscarry, have a miscarriage
v. suffer a miscarriage
quest, request, bespeak, make a request for, call for, ask for, make a request
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
propose, advise, suggest
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
expect
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