Collocations for "expect"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "expect" in context.
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expect
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- expect to [receive, find out, hear back]
- [can, should] expect to see [results, an improvement]
- expect [something, nothing] in return
- expected your [arrival, presence, attendance] (at)
- expecting [guests, visitors, friends, members]
- are expecting [50, several, many] guests
- are expecting them at [10:00]
- expect [at least, fewer than, more than]
- expect the [results, outcome] will be
- expect the [results] to be
- expect [payment, shipment]
- expecting it from [Amazon, Europe]
- they are expected to arrive at (10:00)
- expected to attend
- expected to [know, here back] by now
- expected to [increase, grow, continue]
- is expected by [Friday, December]
- [rain, snow, a heatwave] is expected (for)
- [better, worse] than expected
- better than I was expecting (it to be)
- not as bad as I expected (it to be)
- what [to, you can] expect (at)
- I wasn't expecting that!
- I expect so
- I expect that's [why, the reason]
- I expect you're [wondering, hungry, tired]
- [she is, she's] expecting
- she is expecting a baby [boy, girl, twins, in June]
'expect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arrival
- better
- closure
- cloudy
- conflict
- conversely
- delay
- disruption
- down
- exactly
- future
- gust
- heightened
- high
- increasingly
- isolated
- lengthy
- light
- low
- majority
- merger
- more
- most
- negative
- normally
- orderly
- pickup
- pop
- profitability
- prompt
- public
- punctual
- quick
- reaction
- realistic
- ridiculous
- see
- sympathy
- timely
- unfair
- wait
- warm
- worthy
- would
- year