to believe in the future occurrence of (something)watch for all the latest news on this Web site
anticipated, awaited, expected, hoped (for)
banked on, counted (on or upon), depended (on or upon), relied (on or upon), waited (for)envisaged, envisioned, foresawforetold, predicted, prophesiedassumed, presumed, presupposedcontemplated, eyed, viewed