not really expect

Frequency: 7.110.5 per million words

Expresses a mild or informal lack of expectation.

expectADVERB + VERB

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not really

Examples (10)

  • I didn't really expect them to come.
  • To be honest, I don't really expect to win the lottery.
  • We didn't really expect the project to be this complicated.
  • She says she doesn't really expect a gift, but I'll get her one anyway.
  • You can't really expect a toddler to understand complex rules.
  • I wasn't really expecting you until later, but I'm glad you're here early!
  • They probably don't really expect a response before the weekend.
  • He didn't really expect his proposal to be accepted on the first try.
  • Let's be realistic; we don't really expect to double our sales in one quarter.
  • I don't really expect an apology from him, but it would be appreciated.