escompter
Meanings
Verb
1. to discount because of a payment by anticipation
2. to anticipate, to be in the hope of
Examples5
C'est plus que je n'escomptais.
That's more than I expected.
Laver la voiture prit plus de temps que nous l'escomptions.
Washing the car took longer than we expected.
Les chercheurs ignoraient si l'étude donnerait les résultats escomptés.
The scientists weren't sure if the experiment was going to work.
C'est exactement ce que j'escompte.
That's exactly what I expect.
C'est exactement ce que j'escomptais.
That's exactly what I expected.