What is the difference between supposed and expected?
For example, which one should be used in the following example?
I am confused about the two words base and basis. I often use one when
the other is expected/supposed.
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What is the difference between supposed and expected?
For example, which one should be used in the following example?
I am confused about the two words base and basis. I often use one when
the other is expected/supposed.
Best Answer
To suppose something means:
To expect something means:
Suppose implies a guess (not what you necessarily think will happen), while expect means that you are pretty sure it will/should happen.
So expect is better in your example:
However, even that implies that a certain person is expecting one or the other, rather than that one or the other would actually fit better. I would say: