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noun
- 1. a strong belief that something will happen or be the case: "reality had not lived up to expectations" Similar
- 2. another term for expected value
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EXPECTATION definition: 1. the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future: 2. the feeling of expecting…. Learn more.
The meaning of EXPECTATION is the act or state of expecting : anticipation. How to use expectation in a sentence.
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."
EXPECTATION meaning: 1. the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future: 2. the feeling of expecting…. Learn more.
A person's expectations are strong beliefs which they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen. Stephen Chase had determined to live up to the expectations of the Company.
1. the act or state of expecting or the state of being expected. 2. ( usually plural) something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped for: we have great expectations for his future; their worst expectations. 3. an attitude of expectancy or hope; anticipation: to regard something with expectation. 4. (Statistics) statistics.
Definition of expectation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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:
EXPECTATION definition: 1. the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future: 2. the feeling of expecting…. Learn more.
Such an expectation of persecution is inexplicable from Nero's time. All Europe awaited with eager expectation the results of so great an assembly. The expectation of a Messianic restoration to the Holy Land has always been strong, if often latent, in the Jewish consciousness.
