ex·pect
ex·pect/ikˈspek(t)/
verb
regard (something) as likely to happen.
"we expect the best"
synonyms: anticipate, await, look for, hope for, watch for, look forward to, look ahead to, have in prospect, contemplate, bargain for/on, bank on, be prepared for, plan for, predict, forecast, foresee, prophesy, envisage, envision
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hope implies little certainty but suggests confidence or assurance in the possibility that what one desires or longs for will happen.
to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive: We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job.
verb (used with object). to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later.
3 senses: 1. to regard as probable or likely; anticipate 2. to look forward to or be waiting for 3. to decide that (something).
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If you expect something, you think it's going to happen. If you got up at 4 in the morning, you can expect to fall asleep earlier than usual tonight.
[+ object] : to think that (someone or something) will arrive or that (something) will happen. We expect them (to arrive) any minute now.
expect · demand to make a very strong request for something; to say very definitely that somebody should have or do something: · require [often passive] (rather ...