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noun. uk / ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃ ə n / us / ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. B2 [ C usually plural ] the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future: live up to someone's expectations The holiday lived up to all our expectations (= was as good as we were expecting).
1. : the act or state of expecting : anticipation. in expectation of what would happen. 2. a. : something expected. not up to expectations. expectations for an economic recovery. b. : basis for expecting : assurance. they have every expectation of success. c. : prospects of inheritance usually used in plural. 3. : the state of being expected. 4. a.
noun. us / ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. B2 [ C usually plural ] the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future: live up to someone's expectations The vacation lived up to all our expectations (= was as good as we were expecting).
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:
An expectation is a belief about what might happen in the future, like your expectation to stay close with your best friends your whole life. The word expectation comes from the Latin word expectationem, meaning "an awaiting."
noun. OPAL W. /ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] a belief that something will happen because it is likely. expectation of something We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery. We certainly had a reasonable expectation of success. expectation about something the government's expectations about the economy. expectation that…
1. plural noun. Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want. Students' expectations were as varied as their expertise. The car has been General Motors' most visible success story, with sales far exceeding expectations.
EXPECTATION definition: 1. the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future: 2. the feeling of expecting…. Learn more.
noun. /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃn/. [uncountable, countable] a belief that something will happen because it is likely expectation (of something) We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery. expectation (that…) There was a general expectation that he would win.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ex‧pec‧ta‧tion /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] what you think or hope will happen expectation that For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die. in (the) expectation of something Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before ver...
