guess, reckon, suppose, think, imagine, opine - expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

assume, presume, take for granted - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"

hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"

await, expect, wait, look - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

believe, trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"

demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

call - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond"

expect - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"

anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

look forward - expect or hope for; "I look to hear from you soon"

look to - turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

hold the line, hang on, hold on - hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"

look for, look to, anticipate - be excited or anxious about

consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"

birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"

expect - look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"

have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

await, expect, wait, look - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"