expect
verb (used with object)
to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of.
will have expected
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future perfectof expect.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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If and when that ever happens, no one will have expected it.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
English cricket will have expected a different format and opponent to bring a change in fortune.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2022
Some will see the cut as positive, and some will have expected much more, Mori said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2020
Readers will have expected rather more of a denouement.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2019
“People on both sides of the argument will have expected that to be reported to parliament,” he said.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2017
