'expect' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'expect' with 20 example sentences.
- expect verb
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: regard something as probable or likely
: consider obligatory; request and expect
: look forward to the probable occurrence of
: consider reasonable or due
: look forward to the birth of a child
: be pregnant with
I'm expecting a phone call this morning.
Don't expect a coherent answer.
We ended up paying more than we expected.
I don't expect you to remember.
We'll be expecting you at 2:30.
Good things happen when you least expect them to.
Do you really expect me to believe all of this?
It was quite different from what he'd expected.
That was more difficult than I expected.
She didn't expect to fall in love with him.
Did you really expect him to tell you the truth?
Don't expect me to be happy about this.
Don't expect everyone to like you.
When you pose a question, you expect an answer.
I expect that he will help us.
We had less snow this winter than we had expected.
She expects us to help her.
Who do you expect to receive Christmas presents from?
You did that better than we expected.
The movie was better than I expected.