Expect
Expect verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).
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Synonyms for Expect
Hound and expect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hound" instead a verb "Expect".
Hound
Hound verb - To go after or on the track of.
Common collocations
| characters | expect characters | hound characters |
| heroes | expect heroes | hound heroes |
Both words in one sentence
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Droopy. A slow and melancholic basset hound who nevertheless manages to travel hundreds of miles/kilometers in a matter of seconds, always there when the villain doesn't expect him to be so.
Source: Faster Than They Look - Even if the person in question is running for the position of garbage collector, expect the news media to hound their every footstep sniffing out scandal as if the person was a major celebrity.
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You'd expect that bark to come from a larger hound.
Source: Vocal Dissonance
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Hound and Expect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expect/hound
Expect & Hound. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/expect/hound>.
Hound or Expect. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/expect/hound.
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