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What is another word for
expect
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Verb
To regard (something) as likely to happen
To require (something) as rightfully due or appropriate in the circumstances
To regard as likely
To expectantly want something to happen
To intend or plan to do something
To direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something
Be spoiling for something
To be pregnant with
Keep from happening
To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure
To sense the presence, existence, or imminence of
To issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
To think about
Adjective
Carrying developing offspring within the body
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▲
Verb
▲
To regard (something) as likely to happen
anticipate
envisage
forecast
predict
envision
foresee
await
contemplate
prophesy
sense
divine
feel
foreshadow
foretell
suspect
visualise
UK
visualize
US
apprehend
figure
foreknow
gather
pre-empt
prognosticate
bank on
plan for
bargain for
bargain on
be hopeful of
count on
count upon
be prepared for
have a hunch of
have in prospect
hope for
look for
look forward to
plan on
see something coming
wait for
watch for
look ahead to
be afraid of
see in the cards
contemplate the possibility of
augur
presage
vaticinate
portend
previse
forewarn
auspicate
soothsay
wait on
forebode
call
project
reckon on
spae
think likely
see it coming
see
imagine
conjecture
speculate
reckon
read
calculate
determine
adumbrate
take into account
reckon with
have a hunch
psych out
provide
allow
lie in wait for
dope out
assume
prevision
forefeel
preknow
make provision for
make allowance for
depend on
presume
estimate
guess
say
telegraph
call the turn
gage
US
predetermine
tip
infer
reason
gauge
UK
conclude
surmise
allow for
prepare for
hazard a guess
figure out
sweat it out
be ready for
be in readiness for
look out for
look ahead
aim for
perceive
discern
propose
mean
intend
back
crystal ball it
listen
rely
nap
be waiting for
omen
picture
depend
plan
foreshow
suppose
crystal-ball
judge
see handwriting on wall
announce
size up
signify
bode
forespell
tell in advance
warn of
forespeak
halsen
think of
demonstrate
bargain
consider
sweat
take seriously
take into consideration
bear in mind
take note of
take cognizance of
be prepared
fancy
cool your heels
stay for
hang around for
hang out for
premise
espy
entertain
foretaste
crystal ball
deem likely
take for granted
take it
figure on
regard as likely
have sneaking suspicion
come to the conclusion
call it
think it likely
take it as given
be inclined to think
draw the inference
count chickens
more ❯
“I
expect
an eventual recovery in the slumping economy.”
Verb
▲
To require (something) as rightfully due or appropriate in the circumstances
require
demand
want
wish
obligate
oblige
direct
need
command
exact
order
call for
ask for
count on
insist on
look for
rely on
hope for
rely upon
necessitate that
decree that
request
enjoin
solicit
ask
claim
compel
bid
necessitate
requisition
urge
stipulate
seek
force
impose
summon
instruct
clamor for
take
entail
decree
tell
involve
warrant
entreat
dictate
press for
quest
stipulate for
exhort
implore
adjure
charge
call
beseech
supplicate
challenge
extort
mandate
importune
invoke
beckon
coerce
push for
badger for
clamour for
beg for
warn
appeal for
bay for
call on
pester for
lay claim to
force upon
nag for
petition for
extract
obtain
please
imply
mean
make a condition of
insist upon
elect
give rise to
result in
depend on
aspire
petition
press
cry out for
postulate
call out for
be after
bear
cry for
beg
propose
sue
appeal
pray
plead
crave
ordain
pester
prescribe
plead with
apply to
appeal to
insist
task
authorize
US
appoint
subpoena
rule
authorise
UK
call upon
call the shots
lay down the law
give the command to
impose on
give the order to
give orders to
put your foot down
boss around
give directions
give orders
file for
put in for
commandeer
constrain
goad
hound
impel
incite
wrest
exert
dragoon
induce
drive
crack down
spur
whip
make compulsory
strong-arm
enforce
impetrate
arrogate
besiege
apply for
hold out for
inquire about
pray for
hit up
whistle for
sue for
make
pronounce
determine
set
decide
lay down
cause
establish
proclaim
declare
pressure
announce
pressurize
US
pressurise
UK
assign
fix
set down
choose
adjudge
commission
will
railroad
impress
sandbag
muscle
put the screws on
enact
promulgate
guide
organize
US
push
organise
UK
settle
read the riot act
resolve
elect for
effect
bind
browbeat
cite
blackjack
set up
bid for
steamroller
bully
menace
bludgeon
put the heat on
rule on
bulldoze
decide on
blackmail
tighten the screws on
use strong-arm tactics on
advise
inform
lecture
arrange
give instructions
specify
call the signals
legislate
retrieve
pass
constitute
arrange a time for
arrange a date for
put under an obligation
shotgun
leave someone no option
define
forcefully persuade
caution
admonish
behoove
US
make necessary
recommend
intend
nag
foresay
institute
deal
nominate
delegate
bless
formulate
formally request
justify
behove
UK
be grounds for
ask authoritatively
ask brusquely
volunteer someone unwittingly
leave no choice but to
put in an application for
particularise
UK
select
designate
particularize
US
concern
comprise
encompass
include
walk heavy
deal with
govern
influence
state
lean on
put pressure on
use pressure on
railroad into
bulldoze into
manipulate
tell someone to volunteer
write prescription
make provision for
pick out
order to testify
serve notice
serve a court order
assert oneself
summons
set out
judge
find
write a prescription for
call the tune
call the play
overcome
deem
terrorize
US
bring about
choose to do
estimate
adjudicate
esteem
evaluate
assess
occasion
foist
consist of
voluntell
choke
use duress on
concuss
burden
apply
conscript
obtrude
contract
use force on
urge by force
terrorise
UK
move
hold
surmise
arraign
bear down
exert force on
twist someone's arm
bring pressure to bear on
pin down
bear hard on
put screws to
put the squeeze on
put squeeze on
press-gang
force one's hand
put the bite on
bring pressure to bear upon
conclude
asseverate
make a judgement
gather
deduce
figure
theorize
US
pass upon
infer
theorise
UK
say
like
desire
serve with a summons
fancy
prefer
serve with a writ
opt
relish
intimidate
be partial to
feel disposed to
be inclined
think fit
would like
see fit
feel like
be inclined toward
prevail on
harass
tighten the screw on
put up to
turn the screw on
high-pressure
prevail upon
have
have someone do something
hector
turn the screws on
badger
more ❯
“We
expect
you to comply with the rules of your employment.”
Verb
▲
To regard as likely
assume
believe
presume
suppose
suspect
think
calculate
consider
estimate
fancy
imagine
reckon
surmise
theorise
UK
theorize
US
trust
ascertain
conjecture
daresay
deem
divine
forecast
hypothesise
UK
hypothesize
US
posit
postulate
presuppose
speculate
deduce
figure
foresee
guess
judge
think it likely
think likely
take it
be of the opinion
come to the conclusion
draw the inference
take for granted
be inclined to think
get the idea
have a hunch
have sneaking suspicion
take it as given
regard as likely
gather
conclude
feel
understand
infer
reason
anticipate
conceive
opine
sense
dare say
glean
suspicion
take as read
regard
esteem
predict
count on
hold
count
ween
bank on
have a feeling
take
determine
be afraid
be of the view
be given to understand
depend
predicate
extrapolate
maintain
rely
view
depend on
gauge
UK
hope
allow
lean
see
gage
US
be convinced
foretell
have a sneaking suspicion
hazard a guess
bet
accept
appraise
derive
adjudge
take as a hypothesis
assess
be sure of
trust in
figure on
envisage
apprehend
premise
contemplate
envision
construe
bank
look upon
find
perceive
suggest
venture
rely on
pretend
evaluate
be confident of
philosophise
UK
decide
notice
make
be led to believe
philosophize
US
sum up
be under the impression
be of the opinion that
make out
visualise
UK
visualize
US
put forward
have the feeling
contend
grant
dare-say
project
predetermine
fear
image
vision
propose
calculate on
plan on
have a suspicion
have a sneaking feeling
hear
learn
say
have a foreboding
dream
be of the conviction
hope for
realize
US
have a funny feeling
bargain
detect
believe in
gamble on
have confidence in
take on trust
valuate
discover
realise
UK
compute
prophesy
credit
swear by
know
grasp
hold that
work out
be informed
hear tell
guesstimate
fathom
have every confidence in
intuit
come to the conclusion that
take it as read
theorize that
have faith in
think it likely that
postulate that
regret
interpret
compass
take something read
take something as given
take something for granted
hypothecate
imply
get
cast
admit
count upon
fall for
resolve
solve
repute
acknowledge
consider it right
prognosticate
jump the gun
be confident
syllogize
ratiocinate
budget
adjudicate
go out on a limb
form opinion
draw conclusions
draw
formulate a theory
take a stab
take a shot
form a theory
take it for granted
foreknow
have as one's opinion
have an idea that
be certain
be sure
disbelieve
see something coming
think it probable
class
be looking to
give opinion
harbor suspicion
soothsay
discern
read
express an opinion
think probable
concede
pass judgment
comprehend
appreciate
tumble to
savvy
recognize
US
weigh up
grok
size up
cognize
decipher
register
dig
observe
twig
recognise
UK
cotton on to
assimilate
catch on to
decode
note
plan
propound
calculate roughly
roughly calculate
make an estimate of
submit
advance
entrust
look
rationalize
US
rationalise
UK
contextualise
UK
state
ride on coattails
put your faith in
pin one's hopes on
place reliance
commit to
pin your faith on
be certain about
lay money on
be dependent on
cling to
bet bottom dollar on
assert
bargain on
presume on
contextualize
US
dope out
feel for
stumble on
picture
feel deeply
just know
have a sensation
feel in one's bones
rate
ideate
take something on board
see the light
differentiate
see through
tell
fantasy
fantasize
US
conceive of
conceit
feature
intend
wager
reckon on
place reliance on
stake
pose
account
conceptualize
US
objectify
externalize
US
behold
materialize
US
survey
mean
set forth
materialise
UK
conjure up
externalise
UK
conceptualise
UK
fantasise
UK
take stock in
regard as
hold to be
build on
place confidence in
bet on
look to
depend upon
lean on
see as
take as gospel truth
think up
think of
take for
view as
class as
look on as
interpret as
estimate as
conjure up an image of
take to be
set store by
calculate to be
conceive to be
believe to be
feel to be
imagine to be
be sure about
figure out
cogitate
call
reflect
deliberate
cerebrate
weigh
suss
get the picture
analyze
US
take to mean
brainstorm
excogitate
dope
ponder
muse
catch
analyse
UK
approximate
ruminate
meditate
set down
hazard
take in
place
suss out
study
call it
chew over
call the turn
beat one's brains
build castles in air
latch on to
have an aha moment
get the message
formulate
look on
get the impression
propone
broach
blue-sky
risk assuming
venture a guess
rank
distinguish
think of as
bargain for
put
value
make believe
have an idea
embrace
watch
entertain
wonder
get vibes
comment
editorialize
US
weigh in
remark
look at
rate as
form the opinion
rank as
swear
have the impression
have funny feeling
have vibes
be aware
rule
buy
aver
intellectualize
US
prevision
cross heart
take the view
swear up and down
lap up
subscribe to the opinion
bet one's bottom dollar
entertain the idea
seize
penetrate
follow
forefeel
offer
fathom out
be aware of
become aware of
be conscious of
pick
scheme
make suppositions
form theories
review
pipe-dream
logicalize
become conscious of
make guesses
mull
brood
revolve
examine
stew
digest
have
absorb
see daylight
become cognizant of
be cognizant of
become conscious
be aware of the fact that
be conscious of the fact that
get a fix on
become conscious of the fact that
become aware of the fact that
find out
wise up
get through one's head
pick up
catch on
get on to
get it
make a guess at
pick out
jump to a conclusion
take a shot at
form an opinion of
take a stab at
cook up
have a sneaking suspicion of
dream up
reflect on
psych out
kick around
head trip
run it up flagpole
read between lines
preconceive
supposing
intellectualise
UK
collect
get the drift of
cotton to
get the hang of
make head or tail of
rack brains
use one's head
have in mind
stop to consider
take under consideration
mull over
put on thinking cap
sort out
turn over
deduct
extract
editorialise
UK
add up
come to understand
read into
boil down
draw a conclusion
more ❯
“I
expect
he'll perform according to expectations.”
Verb
▲
To expectantly want something to happen
hope
want
foresee
wish
desire
pray
yearn
count on
surmise
trust
anticipate
assume
believe
be looking
contemplate
hold
long
long for
presume
await
rely
suppose
suspect
be sure of
cross your fingers
deem likely
depend on
feel confident
hang in
have faith
keep fingers crossed
knock on wood
look forward to
promise oneself
think to
watch for
imagine
guess
dare say
take it
yen
ache
think likely
hope against hope
hold out hope
envisage
hope for
look for
predict
forecast
prophesy
envision
divine
foretell
prognosticate
foreshadow
foreknow
apprehend
sense
visualize
US
visualise
UK
have a hunch of
contemplate the possibility of
wait for
prepare for
pre-empt
bank on
see in the cards
plan on
be prepared for
bargain for
see something coming
bargain on
reckon on
count upon
feel
have in prospect
plan for
gather
be afraid of
figure
be hopeful of
look ahead to
presage
forebode
portend
call
vaticinate
project
adumbrate
forewarn
read
soothsay
determine
previse
spae
fancy
prevision
forefeel
premise
preknow
espy
entertain
foretaste
count chickens
come to the conclusion
augur
auspicate
call it
draw the inference
crystal ball
see it coming
be inclined to think
figure on
psych out
think it likely
regard as likely
take it as given
allow for
dope out
take for granted
have a hunch
have sneaking suspicion
more ❯
Verb
▲
To intend or plan to do something
purpose
intend
aim
mean
plan
commit
want
resolve
aspire
consider
contemplate
decide
determine
look
meditate
propose
purport
have a mind
have in mind
have plans
have the intention
ponder
pursue
set out
think of
bid for
commit oneself
have a mind to
have in view
make up one's mind
make up your mind
set your sights on
think to
work towards
wish
design
desire
strive
have every intention
envisage
go
endeavour
UK
endeavor
US
scheme
calculate
anticipate
be resolved
envision
premeditate
seek
foresee
mind
count on
allow
make plans
hope
angle
plot
target
attempt
try
essay
reckon on
insinuate
schedule
undertake
prearrange
set up
bargain for
contrive
conspire
focus
devise
arrange
orchestrate
organize
US
conceive
prepare
be eager
engineer
organise
UK
zoom in on
zero in on
start out
attend
take care
await
earmark
destine
be looking
be going
be determined
consign
ordain
designate
decree
be plotting
indicate
think
dedicate
appoint
devote
have resolved
connote
reserve
set apart
have set out
mark out
look forward
add up
hope to
figure on
aspire to
set aside
fate
predestine
preordain
predetermine
foreordain
doom
shape
foredoom
project
will
say to oneself
tell oneself
covet
prescribe
imagine
visualize
US
visualise
UK
suit
make
think about
aim at
assign
mean to
give thought to
expect to
consecrate
allot
preform
draft
US
outline
craft
create
budget
develop
concoct
tailor
frame
strategize
fashion
make fitting
adjust
doom to
choreograph
blueprint
adapt
construct
fit
gear
draught
UK
equip
scheme out
strategize about
map out
lay out
orient
choose
plan ahead
agree
elect
opt
conclude
figure
settle on
settle upon
take a decision
come to the conclusion
settle on a plan of action
remain firm
reach a decision
make a point of
make a decision
take a stand
come to a decision
more ❯
Verb
▲
To direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something
aspire
desire
want
pursue
seek
aim for
aim to
desire to
hope for
hope to
long for
long to
yearn for
hanker after
hanker for
hanker to
want to
wish for
wish to
yearn to
be ambitious
crave
dream
dream of
expect to
hanker
hope
hunger for
hunger to
long
seek to
strive
struggle
try
wish
yearn
thirst after
thirst for
be desirous of
be eager
have the objective of
expect more
push the envelope
raise expectations
raise standards
raise the bar
want more
aim
choose
covet
be after
have your eye on
fantasize
US
daydream
contemplate
imagine
visualize
US
visualise
UK
envision
romanticize
US
muse
contrive
fancy
woolgather
lust
pine
idealize
US
sigh
romanticise
UK
conjure up pictures
set one's heart on
idealise
UK
set your sights on
have as one's aim
build castles in air
live in a dream world
pipe dream
aspire to
have as one's goal
fantasise
UK
picture
ideate
conceive of
more ❯
Verb
▲
Be spoiling for something
be spoiling for something
anticipate
be bent on
be out for
itch
look for
spoiling for something
Verb
▲
To be pregnant with
carry
bear
be expecting
be gravid with
be pregnant with
Verb
▲
Keep from happening
forestall
prevent
preclude
anticipate
obviate
frustrate
hinder
thwart
avert
intercept
pre-empt
foil
head off
second-guess
stop
baulk
UK
balk
US
block
check
help
parry
circumvent
delay
deter
envision
forecast
foresee
impede
monopolise
UK
monopolize
US
obstruct
predict
preempt
preoccupy
project
stave off
fend off
get ahead of
get in before
ward off
nip in the bud
provide against
steal a march on
beat someone to it
beat someone to the draw
beat someone to the punch
curb
stymie
counter
defeat
restrain
put a stop to
derail
hamper
halt
inhibit
oppose
scupper
scotch
bar
arrest
avoid
dash
cramp
spoil
crimp
counteract
baffle
prohibit
ruin
restrict
put the kibosh on
beat
stand in the way of
snooker
nullify
trammel
deflect
put paid to
outwit
checkmate
stall
do for
put the stopper on
hold back
shut out
retard
upset
repress
discomfit
disappoint
cross
rule out
defend against
foul up
put the mockers on
forfend
upset the applecart
nobble
stonewall
interdict
take wind out of
debar
put an end to
smash
hold off
louse up
interrupt
evade
hold up
circumnavigate
divert
sidestep
skirt
crab
stump
neutralize
US
hamstring
bilk
snafu
fetter
take down
steer clear of
neutralise
UK
put a spoke in someone's wheel
turn aside
overturn
quash
disrupt
stifle
bypass
hobble
cripple
limit
root
resist
negate
save
interfere with
suppress
repel
keep lid on
cancel
annul
repulse
forbid
give the slip
cook someone's goose
play off
screw up
spike someone's guns
queer someone's pitch
hang up
keep at bay
cramp one's style
get in the way of
pick off
cut off
finish
finish off
get out of
escape
offset
buck
withstand
fend
make an end of
bring to a close
disconcert
act against
crash
wreck
ditch
juke
unsettle
free
spare
reprieve
handicap
constrain
stave
absolve
forefend
obscure
exempt
dispense
commandeer
shunt
turn
veer
throw a curve
keep off
contravene
scuttle
invalidate
strangulate
stay
keep
throw monkey wrench in
discharge
put the brakes on
shut off
take out of play
confound
squash
bring an end to
damp
slow down
rattle
undo
be early
get one's retaliation in first
crush
let
blank
counterplot
bury
rebuff
look away
shove aside
turn from
be one step ahead of
prepare for
confront
disadvise
chill
scare
cool
dampen
act in advance of
head off at pass
exclude
crool
banjax
overcome
lick
conquer
get the better of
eliminate
remove
turn off
disqualify
cause setback
put end to
mess up
beat down
take wind out of sails
foreclose
pour cold water on
put a damper on
talk out of
throw cold water on
act like a wet blanket
put a brake on
put the lid on
estop
dash one's hope
give the run around
ward
quit
discontinue
cease
en garde
elude
shield yourself from
shirk
hold at bay
shun
rebuke
fence
render null and void
make impossible
make it impossible for
make impracticable
make it impracticable for
get rid of
do away with
get round
take away
make unnecessary
confuse
traverse
stultify
take the wind out of your sails
queer
contain
still
withhold
catch
pull up
refuse
throw a spanner in the works
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
dish
blight
curtail
cloud
wreak havoc with
burst bubble
control
stem
rein
bridle
pause
cut short
reduce
terminate
muffle
squelch
smother
swallow
govern
moderate
staunch
hold
fight back
bottleneck
ban
discourage
bottle up
choke
brake
tame
regulate
choke back
refrain from
draw up
rein in
keep in check
pull in
keep under control
slacken pace
keep a lid on
keep back
bite back
hold in
hold down
fetch up
bring to a standstill
stem the flow of
disallow
enjoin
dodge
proscribe
outlaw
play for time
stay away
stay away from
forbear
get around
steer clear
shrink from
abstain from
abstain
shake off
restrain from
skip
desist
skip out on
shy from
deny
except
blackball
suspend
reject
ostracize
US
withhold from
desist from
deny oneself
leave off
give up
kick
make up for
forgo
renounce
keep from
counterbalance
break the habit of
eschew
do without
shake
forbear from
override
ostracise
UK
exile
close out
freeze out
count out
shut out of
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Verb
▲
To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure
look forward to
covet
yearn
crave
desire
pine
fancy
hanker
hunger
want
envy
thirst
anticipate
await
hanker after
hanker for
pine after
pine for
yearn for
be unable to wait for
hope for
itch for
long for
set one's heart on
wait for
wish for
wish to
be desperate for
be dying for
be eager to
be enthused about
be enthusiastic about
be excited at
be excited to
be gung ho about
be hung up about
be impatient about
be interested in
be keen on
count the days until
hunger for
lust after
really want
thirst for
yen for
actively await
ardently await
await with anticipation
await with enthusiasm
await with gusto
await with pleasure
breathlessly await
eagerly await
earnestly await
energetically await
enthusiastically await
expectantly await
fervently await
hungrily await
impatiently await
intently await
longingly await
repine for
spiritedly await
thirstily await
vigorously await
zealously await
actively anticipate
anticipate with enthusiasm
anticipate with gusto
ardently anticipate
breathlessly anticipate
eagerly anticipate
earnestly anticipate
energetically anticipate
enthusiastically anticipate
expectantly anticipate
fervently anticipate
have your eye on
hungrily anticipate
impatiently anticipate
intently anticipate
longingly anticipate
spiritedly anticipate
thirstily anticipate
vigorously anticipate
zealously anticipate
anticipate with pleasure
cannot wait
can't wait
have an eye on
have a yen for
ache for
be athirst for
be counting down the days to
lick one's lips over
aspire to
burn for
salivate for
sigh for
pant for
be consumed with desire for
lust for
lick your lips
lick one's chops
count the hours until
anticipate with anticipation
wait
watch out
look out
be ready
be in readiness
long
wish
ache
suspire for
itch
sigh
dream
miss
carry a torch
spoil for
cry out for
regret the absence of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To sense the presence, existence, or imminence of
scent
discern
sense
detect
smell
see
feel
perceive
recognise
UK
recognize
US
nose
sniff
whiff
snuff
taste
foresee
foretell
predict
pick up
become aware of
become conscious of
nose out
sniff out
be on the track
get wind of
be on the track of
be on the trail of
identify
apperceive
make out
observe
suspect
intuit
be aware of
notice
note
distinguish
catch
apprehend
behold
discover
read
find
infer
be conscious of
get the impression of
get vibes
feel in one's bones
have a hunch
feel in gut
have a feeling
get the impression
pick out
pick up on
have a sensation of
have an awareness of
spot
remark
descry
mark
espy
diagnose
decry
clock
ascertain
catch sight of
appreciate
realize
US
comprehend
divine
understand
grasp
savvy
cognize
register
tell
conceive
guess
seize
assimilate
compass
twig
get
learn
decipher
dig
decode
know
deem
make
grok
believe
think
realise
UK
hold
consider
credit
become cognizant of
anticipate
come to know
tumble to
catch on to
get to know
just know
be cognizant of
get the picture
cotton on to
cotton to
catch on
have a funny feeling
get the drift
take in
get the idea
catch the drift
be with it
fathom
gather
deduce
follow
imagine
presume
figure out
reckon
suppose
conjecture
assume
suss out
absorb
surmise
work out
determine
digest
suss
fancy
get the message
speculate
conclude
get the hang of
judge
postulate
figure
be of the opinion
opine
acquire
make sense of
take on board
latch on to
get the drift of
theorize
US
esteem
presuppose
theorise
UK
master
have a sneaking suspicion
find out
make head or tail of
interpret
accept
estimate
hypothesize
US
penetrate
hypothesise
UK
maintain
glean
daresay
regard
imbibe
reason
take
have knowledge of
envisage
cotton on
get to the bottom of
keep up with
soak up
get a fix on
have an aha moment
hear
have
philosophise
UK
be aware
suspicion
process
venture
philosophize
US
allow
suggest
view
integrate
unravel
trust
adjudge
acknowledge
get wise to
see the light
dare say
puzzle out
familiarize oneself with
latch onto
piece together
drink in
fathom out
have sneaking suspicion
hazard a guess
absorb mentally
get into
achieve
attain
gain
obtain
have a suspicion
be of the view
have a sneaking feeling
bet
track
be under the impression
have as one's opinion
be inclined to think
think it likely
grant
have a foreboding
translate
be convinced
construe
uncover
be familiar with
unearth
rate
count
envision
get it
crack
posit
take it
appraise
get one's head around
latch on
be afraid
conceive of
get the message about
get the picture about
theorize that
make of
get the point of
soak in
come to the conclusion
size up
think it likely that
set store by
postulate that
take up
ween
be sensible of
concede
admit
confess
untangle
disentangle
own
establish
pin
flash
feature
copy
incorporate
respect
hit on
see through
break
ingest
verify
be wise to
see the point of
sort out
take it as read
are aware of
take notice of
take account
repute
be alert to
take notice
wise up
evaluate
weigh up
sum up
assess
have a handle on
get the idea of
click with
wrap one's mind round
get vibrations
get the gist
pretend
guesstimate
have information
be informed
hold that
predicate
dare-say
derive
extrapolate
come upon
add up
confirm
contrive
get the point
tap into
be sensitive to
be alive to
have knowledge
be conscious
be of the opinion that
have an idea that
sympathize with
risk assuming
take a stab
take a shot
venture a guess
ken
take meaning
take on
have experience of
take as read
go out on a limb
feel deeply
have a sensation
pick up what someone is putting down
see daylight
see the light about
wrap one's mind around
be au fait with
draw the inference
be given to understand
come to the conclusion that
be led to believe
feel certain
be read
be learned
be versed
be schooled
prognosticate
see into
pierce
get your head round
fear
have down pat
disbelieve
get a grip
make sense
see something coming
take for granted
forecast
foreknow
soothsay
prophesy
predetermine
get clued up about
think it probable
harbor suspicion
think probable
swear
decide
call
rule
take as gospel truth
cross heart
take the view
lay money on
set down
take stock in
swear up and down
buy
lap up
subscribe to the opinion
bet one's bottom dollar
entertain the idea
aver
swear by
win
glimpse
expose
disclose
land
wangle
reach
reveal
encounter
bag
secure
hit
earn
be abreast of
be acquainted with
be informed about
be up-to-date with
rumble
unlock
debunk
elicit
explore
meet
get on to
get wind of the fact
get wise to the fact
dope out
light upon
think of
look up
wise up to
come to have
get one's mitts on
come by
get your hands on
get hold of
lay hold of
calculate
gauge
UK
account
get a hold of
be one's lot
meet with
fall to the lot
gage
US
regard as
hold to be
view as
take for
conceive to be
look on as
take to be
interpret as
estimate as
class as
see as
believe to be
feel to be
calculate to be
imagine to be
have the impression
have funny feeling
have vibes
more ❯
Verb
▲
To issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
charge
levy
impose
exact
bill
invoice
ask
assess
demand
fine
lay
price
set
collect
place
put
gather
ask for
fix a charge
fix a price
ask in payment
sell for
fix price at
tax
apply
mulct
raise
extort
require
inflict
saddle
debit
oblige
lay on
send an invoice to
encumber
burden
assign fee
amount charge
fetch
price at
vest
entrust
send an bill to
command
summon
wrest
call
wring
put on
draw
value at
bring
procure
send the bill to
bring in
employ
force
send a statement to
induce
subject
constrain
make
put the squeeze on
put the bite on
put the arm on
enforce
commit
consign
assign
fix
ordain
decree
institute
enact
establish
introduce
penalize
US
promulgate
doom
enjoin
condemn
amerce
slap
wreck
execute
wreak
clap
appoint
prescribe
dictate
dock
punish
sting
lay down
bring to bear
bring into effect
subject to
sconce
penalise
UK
carry out
seize
confiscate
sequestrate
impose a fine on
slap with
hit with
make pay
punish by fining
exact a penalty from
throw book at
make one pay through the nose
more ❯
Verb
▲
To think about
contemplate
consider
ponder
chew over
mull over
revolve
cogitate
debate
deliberate
entertain
eye
meditate
meditate on
perpend
question
ruminate
study
think about
turn
weigh
meditate over
reflect about
anticipate
cogitate about
cogitate on
dwell on
envision
excogitate
kick around
mind
muse
muse on
percolate
picture
pore
pore over
reflect
reflect on
ruminate about
ruminate on
ruminate upon
speculate
think
wrestle with
brood about
brood on
deliberate over
puzzle over
weigh up
aspire to
cool out
reflect upon
size up
take in
think of
think over
brood over
muse over
give thought to
brood
cerebrate
examine
turn over
evaluate
review
pore on
think out
be in a brown study
ruminate over
deliberate about
deliberate on
assess
think through
turn over in one's mind
stew over
agonize over
reason
figure
analyze
US
analyse
UK
look at
appraise
dream
mull
rack brains
conceive
brainstorm
sum up
wonder about
be lost in thought
chew on
think on
worry about
judge
put on thinking cap
woolgather
roll
consider the pros and cons of
daydream
dwell
give consideration to
stargaze
speculate about
moon
ponder on
wonder
stare into space
trip out
be in a reverie
be inattentive
give some thought to
use one's head
beat one's brains out about
sweat over
take stock of
puzzle
stew
agonize
US
imagine
ponder over
chew
agonise
UK
medidate upon
space out
zone out
tune out
build castles in air
look into
be in a trance
entertain the idea of
soul-search
self-reflect
noodle around
let one's thoughts wander
be abstracted
toy with
play around with
look inward
flirt with
sort out
hammer away at
give much thought to
ask oneself about
think hard
ask oneself
devise
envisage
compare
introspect
self-question
digest
take
conceive of
worry
explore
philosophize
US
ratiocinate
philosophise
UK
discuss
be in cloud cuckoo land
have your head in the clouds
be miles away
stop to consider
take under consideration
consult
debate with oneself
chew the cud
pray
decide on
argue
intellectualize
US
estimate
take into consideration
indulge in wool-gathering
discern
figure out
cerebrate on
meditate upon
go over
be in a thoughtful state
think deeply
comprehend
intellectualise
UK
rationalise
UK
trifle with
rationalize
US
logicalize
kick about
bat it around
have a think about
hash over
pour it on
argue the pros and cons of
talk over
entertain the possibility of
have thoughts about
knock around
engage in contemplation
run up a flagpole
count your blessings
consider the possibility of
entertain the thought of
take inventory
regard
balance
observe
flash on
check out
mull over things
bethink
chew over things
stew about
take stock
get a load of
discover
moot
recollect
feel
deal with
cudgel
marvel
chaw
research
survey
investigate
rate
sweat
rehash
take under advisement
be lost in contemplation
be indecisive
form
formulate
make
scrutinize
US
probe
take as an example
consider as an example
look at as an example
see
bear in mind
puzzle out
clarify
hypothesize
US
make sense of
think hard about
hypothesise
UK
contemplate on
monitor
mess with
dabble with
logicize
put on one's thinking cap about
view
track
fantasize
US
flirt
enquire into
dissect
peruse
understand
revolve in one's mind
deliberate upon
think logically
think rationally
think straight
bat around
bat back and forth
bat about
concentrate
apprehend
process
toy with the idea of
give a thought to
sense
hallucinate
canvass
experiment
conduct research into
scrutinise
UK
dive into
delve into
ideate
obsess
use one's brain
think things through
use one's mind
use one's common sense
lucubrate
sleep on it
cudgel your brains
fret
mope
have in mind
entertain idea
do research
conduct a survey of
uncover
bring to light
unearth
be preoccupied
be delirious
indulge in fancy
indulge in fantasy
pipe dream
build castles in Spain
fancy
build castles in the air
be unrealistic
fantasise
UK
repine
languish over
mope over
grieve over
sulk about
fret about
moon over
grieve
feel despondent about
gloom
bleed
languish
sulk
sigh
lament
despond
concoct
invent
contrive
fabricate
play with
think idly about
construct
manufacture
be in brown study
dwell upon
sweat out
chafe inwardly
eat your heart out
think upon
evolve
develop
frame
educe
derive
think up
make up
cook up
trump up
work out
drum up
vamp up
come up with
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Carrying developing offspring within the body
pregnant
expectant
enceinte
expecting
gravid
preggers
preggy
big
carrying a child
clucky
parturient
preggo
caught
childing
expecting a baby
gone
having a baby
having a child
heavy
impregnate
quick
bear
carry
infanticipating
in pod
in trouble
knocked up
storked
up the duff
up the pole
with child
abundant
antenatal
anticipating
expecting a happy event
fecund
fertile
fertilised
UK
fertilized
US
fruitful
gestating
heavy with child
hopeful
in the club
parous
prenatal
productive
prolific
up the spout
up the stick
big with child
in the family way
on the way
with a baby on the way
with one in the oven
having swallowed a watermelon seed
in a delicate condition
in an interesting condition
with a bun in the oven
in a family way
in family way
with a joey in the pouch
in the pudding club
having a bun in the oven
with young
large
eating for two
weighty
gestate
fortification
teeming
fraught
replete
carrying
great
with ch
swelling
conceiving
childbearing
impregnated
gestational
brooding
more ❯
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