expect
Definitions
Verb
- 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
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "expect".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expected | 3 | 187 |
| 2 | expect | 2 | 108 |
| 3 | expectations | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | unexpected | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | expects | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | expecting | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | expectation | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | unexpectedly | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | expectancy | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | expectant | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | expectancies | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | expectorant | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "expect".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "expect".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | expected | 3 | 187 |
| 2 | respect | 2 | 125 |
| 3 | experts | 2 | 38 |
| 4 | expert | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | exact | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | unexpected | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | expects | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | expecting | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | erect | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | exert | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | elect | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | execute | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | expectancy | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | expectant | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | exec | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | expel | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | pecot | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pecht | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | execs | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | epcot | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "expect" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "expect" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | would expect | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "expect" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scientists | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | reason | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "expect".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 12
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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