expect
definition
to regard something as probable
example
The new college, which is planning to give online courses, expects to start with a small number of students this year.
synonyms
anticipateawaithope
word origin — mid 16th century (in the sense ‘defer action, wait’): from Latin exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’ (frequentative of specere ‘see’)