| Main Entry: | angle for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to get |
Synonyms: |
aim for, be after, cast about for, connive, conspire, contrive, fish for, hint, hunt, invite, look for, maneuver, plan, plot, scheme, seek, solicit, strive, try for |
| Main Entry: | anticipate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expect; predict |
Synonyms: |
assume, await, bargain for, be afraid, conjecture, count chickens, count on, cross the bridge, divine, entertain*, figure, forecast, foresee, foretaste, foretell, have a hunch, hope for, jump the gun, look for, look forward to, plan on, prepare for, prevision, prognosticate, promise oneself, prophesy, see, see coming, see in the cards, suppose, visualize, wait, wait for |
Antonyms: |
be amazed, be surprised, doubt |
| Main Entry: | await |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait with expectation |
Synonyms: |
anticipate, attend, be prepared for, be ready for, cool one's heels, count on, hang around, hang in, hang out*, hope, look for, look forward to, stay, sweat it out, sweat* |
| Main Entry: | bargain for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expect |
Synonyms: |
aim for, anticipate, contemplate, count on, foresee, imagine, look for, plan on, reckon on |
| Main Entry: | expect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe strongly; anticipate |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, assume, await, bargain for, bargain on, be afraid, calculate, conjecture, contemplate, count on, divine, envisage, feel, figure, forecast, foreknow, foresee, gather, hope, hope for, imagine, in the cards, look, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, predict, presume, presuppose, reckon, see coming, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, take, think, trust, understand, wait for, watch for |
| Main Entry: | expect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | want, wish |
Synonyms: |
call for, count on, demand, exact, insist on, look for, rely upon, require |
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase for killing |
Synonyms: |
beat the bushes, bird-dog, capture, course, dog, drag, drive, fish, follow, give chase, grouse, gun for, gun*, hawk, heel, hound, kill, look for, poach, press, pursue, ride, run, scent, scratch, scratch around, seek, shadow, shoot, snare, stalk, start, track, trail |
Antonyms: |
let go |
| Main Entry: | require |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, demand; necessitate |
Synonyms: |
assert oneself, beg, beseech, bid, call for, call upon, cause, challenge, claim, command, compel, constrain, crave, demand, direct, enjoin, entail, exact, expect, insist upon, instruct, involve, look for, obligate, oblige, order, postulate, push for, request, requisition, solicit, take |
| Main Entry: | scour |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | search thoroughly |
Synonyms: |
beat, comb, ferret out, find, forage, go over with a fine-tooth comb, grub, hunt, inquire, leave no stone unturned, look for, look high and low, look up and down, rake, ransack, rout, rummage, seek, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down |
Antonyms: |
ignore, overlook |
| Main Entry: | scout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate, check out |
Synonyms: |
case, examine, explore, ferret, have a look-see, hunt, inspect, look for, observe, probe, reconnoiter, run reconnaissance, rustle up, search, seek, set eyes on, spot, spy, stake out, survey, take in, track down, watch |
Antonyms: |
ignore, overlook, shun |