よそう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
Pitch accent
そう
Composed of
I; me
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
more than expected
Examples (26 in total)
The divorce rate is expected to rise.
What results do you anticipate?
That was an unexpected development.
They were spoiled, as might have been expected.
Problems are expected in their expedition.
A heavy frost is expected tonight.
Washing the car took longer than we expected.
Who would've thought this would happen?
We had less snow this winter than we had expected.
Everything went better than I had expected.
He predicted she would win.
The math homework was easier than I had expected.
There are more people than we expected.
I couldn't anticipate that would happen.
Never did I expect that he would fail the examination.
Everybody expected that the experiment would result in failure.
It's hard to predict what the weather will be like tomorrow.
Just as Max predicted, our team lost.
Everything that I saw was completely different from what I had expected.
We calculated that we could reach the place within two weeks.
The world history exam proved to be easier than I had expected.
In the next election, the Democratic Party is expected to get the better of the Republican Party.
Japan is expected to play a greater role in international society.
Anticipating a cold winter, we bought a bigger stove.
Four percent inflation is forecast for this year.
Oceans are expected to rise by 50 centimeters by the end of the next century.