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Search phrase: expect

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ii.43Where rather I'll expect victorious lifeWhere rather Ile expect victorious life,
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.iv.23And at the port expect you.and at the Port expect you.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.60Master, if you do, expect spoon-meat,Master, if do expect spoon-meate, 
CymbelineCym I.vi.57A day's work in him. What shalt thou expect,A dayes worke in him. What shalt thou expect
CymbelineCym III.iv.25as I expect my revenge. That part thou, Pisanio,as I expect my Reuenge. That part, thou (Pisanio)
CymbelineCym IV.ii.341.2When expect you them?When expect you them?
Henry VH5 I.ii.123Do all expect that you should rouse yourself,Doe all expect, that you should rowse your selfe,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.131Expect Saint Martin's summer, halcyon days,Expect Saint Martins Summer, Halcyons dayes,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iii.12Renowned Talbot doth expect my aid,Renowned Talbot doth expect my ayde,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.145And here I will expect thy coming.And heere I will expect thy comming.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.328At Bristow I expect my soldiers;At Bristow I expect my Souldiers,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ix.12Expect your highness' doom of life or death.Expect your Highnesse doome of life, or death.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.10And do expect him here some two hours hence.And doe expect him here some two howres hence.
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.94Would you expect? You are strangely troublesome.Would you expect? You are strangely troublesome:
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.290Good; I will expect you.Good, I will expect you.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.62And still in danger he'll expect the like;And still in danger hele expect the like,
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.155This bond expires – I do expect returnThis bond expires, I doe expect returne
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.v.20doth expect your reproach.Doth expect your reproach.
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.34We all expect a gentle answer, Jew.We all expect a gentle answer Iew?
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.49Sweet soul, let's in, and there expect their coming.sweet soule / Let's in, and there expect their comming.
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.275Than you expect. Unseal this letter soon,Then you expect: vnseale this letter soone,
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.16expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how.expectation, then you must expect of me to tell you how.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.283Tomorrow then I will expect your coming;To morrow then I will expect your comming,
PericlesPer I.iv.59For comfort is too far for us to expect.for comfort is too farre for vs to expect.
PericlesPer II.iii.5Were more than you expect, or more than's fit,Were more then you expect, or more then's fit,
PericlesPer IV.i.34Expect him here. When he shall come and findexpect him here, when he shall come and find
PericlesPer V.i.70Expect even here, where is a kingly patient,Expect euen here, where is a kingly patient,
Richard IIIR3 II.i.3I every day expect an embassageI, euery day expect an Embassage
Richard IIIR3 II.i.35With hate in those where I expect most love!With hate in those where I expect most loue,
Richard IIIR3 II.iii.35Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.Vntimely stormes, makes men expect a Dearth:
Richard IIIR3 II.iii.37'Tis more than we deserve or I expect.'Tis more then we deserue, or I expect.
Richard IIIR3 III.i.39Anon expect him here; but if she be obdurateAnon expect him here: but if she be obdurate
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iv.88I cannot tell, except they are busied about aI cannot tell, expect they are busied about a
The TempestTem IV.i.42.1And they expect it from me.And they expect it from me.
Timon of AthensTim V.ii.14No talk of Timon, nothing of him expect.No talke of Timon, nothing of him expect,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.70Speak, Prince of Ithaca; and be't of less expectSpeak Prince of Ithaca, and be't of lesse expect:
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.450My people did expect my hence departureMy people did expect my hence departure

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.149 The things we are for that which we expect; The things we are, for that which we expect:

Glossary

 16 result(s).
attendawait, wait for, expect
awaitexpect, anticipate, look out for
expectwait for, await
expectexpectation, anticipation
findexpect, receive, meet with
hopeexpect, anticipate, envisage
lookexpect, hope for, anticipate
lookexpect, anticipate, hope, await the time
lookbe prepared, expect, count on
preventanticipate, expect, look ahead to
promisegive one grounds for, lead one to expect
tarryawait, expect, anticipate
thinkexpect, anticipate, look
thinkimagine, expect, suppose
trowthink, expect, believe
weenthink, intend, expect, be minded

Thesaurus

 14 result(s).
expectattend
expectawait
expectfind
expecthope
expectlook
expectlook
expectlook
expectprevent
expecttarry
expectthink
expectthink
expecttrow
expectween
expect, lead topromise

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...tend (on / upon) (v ) 1 await wait for expect cor i x 30 [aufidius to first soldier] ...

Words Families

 8 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
EXPECTBASICexpect v, expectance n, expectancy n, expectation n, expected adj
EXPECTPEOPLEexpecter n
EXPECTNOTunexpected adj
UNEXPECTEDBASICsee EXPECT

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