Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "expected nothing in return" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means that someone did something without expecting anything in exchange or as a reward. Example: She helped her neighbor with the groceries, expecting nothing in return.
Exact(5)
He made clear that he expected nothing in return, not even a reply.
She gave freely of her ideas and expected nothing in return.
Though she barely avoided poverty herself as a teacher's assistant in a special-education school, Ms. Smith expected nothing in return for her help.
Hays expected nothing in return for his generosity, except results that would benefit the young people for whom he cared so deeply.
They expected nothing in return.
Similar(55)
The novel seems to teach Paul that true charity expects nothing in return.
At that yield, investors are essentially handing their euros to Germany for safekeeping, expecting nothing in return.
The country needs the international community to stand beside it with extended arms, expecting nothing in return.
But Mr. van Noten seemed to expect nothing in return, and that was the rare beauty of the night.
What made the domino chain of 60 operations possible was the willingness of a Good Samaritan, Mr. Ruzzamenti, to give the initial kidney, expecting nothing in return.
"There is a difference between undemanding capital" — contributed by donors, who expect nothing in return — "and demanding capital," which requires transparency of financial reporting and an appropriate reward for risk.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com