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expectation
[ ek-spek-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or the state of expecting:
to wait in expectation.
- the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
Synonyms: trust, hope, anticipation, expectancy
- an expectant mental attitude:
a high pitch of expectation.
- something expected; a thing looked forward to.
- Often expectations. a prospect of future good or profit:
to have great expectations.
- the degree of probability that something will occur:
There is little expectation that he will come.
- Mathematics, Statistics. mathematical expectation ( def ).
- the state of being expected:
a large sum of money in expectation.
expectation
/ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən; ɪkˈspɛktətɪv /
noun
- the act or state of expecting or the state of being expected
- usually plural something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped for
we have great expectations for his future
their worst expectations
- an attitude of expectancy or hope; anticipation
to regard something with expectation
- statistics
- the numerical probability that an event will occur
- another term for expected value
Derived Forms
- expectative, adjective
Other Words From
- expec·tation·al adjective
- expec·tation·ist noun
- over·expec·tation noun
- preex·pec·tation noun
- super·expec·tation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of expectation1
Example Sentences
There is no expectation of Conservative support.
“I personally have an expectation for what the Galaxy should look like,” Vanney said.
His answer pointed to him seeing it as a baseline expectation of government, rather than one of these half dozen points of focus, but it strikes me that leaves space for confusion.
Brought in on a two-year deal to succeed David Moyes in the summer, the former Spain and Real Madrid coach arrived at the London Stadium amid huge expectation.
But in losing the expectation that anything could be done, I found myself acutely aware of the frailty of hope.
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