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- Dictionaryex·pec·ta·tion/ˌekˌspekˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future: "reality had not lived up to expectations" Similar
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The meaning of EXPECTATION is the act or state of expecting : anticipation. How to use expectation in a sentence.
the feeling or belief that something will or should happen:
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). have high expectations I've heard she's a stellar manager so I have high expectations (= I believe she will do a good job).
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.
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:
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.
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…
4 meanings: 1. the act or state of expecting or the state of being expected 2. something looked forward to, whether feared or.... Click for more definitions.
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] a hope that something good will happen She went to college with great expectations. There was an air of expectation. The results exceeded our expectations. The numbers attending fell short of expectations. The event did not live up to expectations.
Definitions of 'expectation' 1. Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want. [...] 2. A person's expectations are strong beliefs they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen. [...] More. Synonyms of 'expectation'
