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Organizing and summarizing search results for youExpect and suspect are related terms, but they have different meanings:
- Expect: To believe in the future occurrence of something, based on evidence or proof.
- Suspect: To form an opinion from little or no evidence, often based on intuition or a guess. englishcurrent.com 1 2
The Difference: Expect / Suspect (English Verbs)
Use expect for events that you have strong proof will happen or are true. Use suspect for events that you have a (weaker) feeling will happen. This means that in some situations you can use either word, because it depends on how you …
Expect vs Suspect - What's the difference? - WikiDiff
As verbs the difference between expect and suspect is that expect is to look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous …
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Great and not-so-great expectations - Grammarphobia
Sep 4, 2010 · In the sense you’re using these verbs, “suspect” is somewhat weaker than “expect,” though the two meanings overlap a bit. For example, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary …
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Expect vs. Suspect | the difference - CompareWords
To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding …
Expect vs suspect - WordReference Forums
Apr 27, 2013 · I always thought you could only use "to suspect" when you think someone has done something wrong, and you suspect him or her; you think about him or her in particular to …
Expected vs Suspected - What's the difference? - WikiDiff
As adjectives the difference between expected and suspected is that expected is anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur while suspected is...
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Suspect to Expect - English Grammar - English - The Free …
Feb 4, 2011 · Expect means to think something is likely to happen (in the future). Casually, it is also used to mean that you think something may be true, which is what your examples show. It …
The Grammarphobia Blog: A suspect usage
Aug 25, 2008 · The verb “suspect” can mean (1) to distrust, (2) to imagine to be true, or (3) to believe guilty without proof. The verb “expect” can (among other things) mean (1) to anticipate, …
Expect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
If you expect something, you think it’s going to happen. If you got up at 4 in the morning, you can expect to fall asleep earlier than usual tonight. If you expect (or anticipate) something, you are …
Suspect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
A suspect is a person who is believed to be guilty of a crime. If you leave the scene of a murder with blood on your hands and a weapon in your pocket, you’re likely to become a prime …
What is the difference between "suspect" and "expect"
Jun 10, 2024 · Both are used when there is an evidence to make you think that way but is "suspect" used in more negative or pessimistic situations? See a translation Report copyright …
What is the difference between "expect" and "suspect" ? "expect" …
Nov 17, 2016 · "Expect" means you desire a prize or reward for a good dead. "Suspect" is when you think someone has done a wrong deed but you have no proof. I really expect you to reply …
Does "expect" and "expected" make any different sense?
Mar 12, 2016 · The difference is simply that What do you expect to know? poses a question in the "active" voice (for which the answer might be I expect to know X). By contrast, What are you …
Suspect vs suspect - GRAMMARIST
Suspect and suspect are two words that are spelled identically but are pronounced differently and have different meanings, which makes them heteronyms. We will examine the definitions of …
Grammar-related material on Englishcurrent.com
The Difference: Expect / Suspect (English Verbs) Study the difference between the English verbs 'expect' and 'suspect'. Read an explanation, see examples, and learn the grammar forms to …
"I doubt" vs. "I suspect" - English Language Learners Stack …
Aug 5, 2015 · Suspect. To suspect someone of something is to believe that they probably did it. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty/imagine to be the case or true or probable; someone who …
Expect, hope or wait ? - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary
When we expect that something will not happen or is not true, expect is most commonly used in a negative form: I don’t expect she will pass the exam. (preferred to I expect she won’t pass …)
"Supposed" versus "expected" - English Language & Usage …
Suppose implies a guess (not what you necessarily think will happen), while expect means that you are pretty sure it will/should happen. So expect is better in your example: I often use one …
So and not with expect, hope, think, etc. - Cambridge Grammar
The verbs we do this with most are: appear, assume, be afraid (meaning ‘regret’), believe, expect, guess, hope, imagine, presume, reckon, seem, suppose, think: Chris thinks the tickets are too …
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