Expect
Expect verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).
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Synonyms for Expect
Means and expect are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Means" with "Expect", this verbs are similar.
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- The Beast releases Belle from her promise to stay, even though it's painfully clear he doesn't expect her to come back, doesn't think she would ever want to come back, which means he'll be doomed to be a Beast forever.
Source: Act of True Love -
Cocteau also didn't expect, or have a means to prevent, Simon Phonix thawing out a small army of mooks to help him.
Source: Film / Demolition Man - If you do reset the game (by means mentioned above) without saving, expect said NPC to force you into cleaning.
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