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expect vs imagine

imagine vs expect

expect and imagine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expect No No Yes No
imagine No No Yes No
As verbs, imagine is a hyponym of expect; that is, imagine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expect:
  • expect: regard something as probable or likely
  • imagine: expect, believe, or suppose
expect (verb) imagine (verb)
be pregnant with expect, believe, or suppose
look forward to the birth of a child form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
regard something as probable or likely
look forward to the probable occurrence of
consider reasonable or due
consider obligatory; request and expect
Difference between expect and imagine

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