Ask and Expect

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Ask verb - Consider obligatory; request and expect.

Usage example: Aren't we asking too much of these children?

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Expect is a synonym for ask in demand topic. In some cases you can use "Expect" instead a verb "Ask", when it comes to topics like necessitate.

Nearby Words: asked, asking

Expect verb - Consider obligatory; request and expect.

Usage example: I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons

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Ask is a synonym for expect in necessitate topic. Sometimes you can use "Ask" instead a verb "Expect".

person	ask person	expect person
help	ask help	expect help
character	ask character	expect character
man	ask man	expect man
Other words: guy, people, kind, name, someone, audience, time, characters, anyone.

And if the party hasn't got a cleric, expect healers to charge for their help or ask favors.

Source: Good Powers, Bad People
I can expect him/her to ask me to do the job in less than half the time that I give him/her.

Source: Just For Fun / The Universal Genre Savvy Guide
You can ask your teammates to get a vague idea of where to make the next storyline stop and don't expect much help keeping tabs on the sidequests.

Source: Video Game / MS Saga: A New Dawn

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