expectation

ex·pec·ta·tion  (kspk-tshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of expecting.

b. Eager anticipation: eyes shining with expectation.

2. The state of being expected.

3.

a. Something expected: a result that did not live up to expectations.

b. expectations Prospects, especially of success or gain.

4. Statistics

a. The expected value of a random variable.

b. The mean of a random variable.

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expec·tation·al adj.

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expectation

Noun

1. the state of expecting or of being expected

2. something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped for

3. belief that someone should behave in a particular way: women with expectations of old-fashioned gallantry

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	expectation - belief about (or mental picture of) the future outlook, prospect belief - any cognitive content held as true promise, hope - grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" foretaste - an early limited awareness of something yet to occur possibility - a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities" anticipation, expectancy - something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" misgiving, apprehension - painful expectation
	2.	expectation - anticipating with confidence of fulfillment anticipation hopefulness - full of hope
	3.	expectation - the feeling that something is about to happen feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" anticipation, expectancy - an expectation
	4.	expectation - the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values arithmetic mean, expected value, first moment statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters mean, mean value - an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

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expectation

noun 1. (usually plural) projection, supposition, assumption, calculation, belief, forecast, assurance, likelihood, probability, presumption, conjecture, surmise, presupposition

noun 2. anticipation, hope, possibility, prospect, chance, fear, promise, looking forward, excitement, prediction, outlook, expectancy, apprehension, suspense

noun 3. (usually plural) requirement, demand, want, wish, insistence, reliance

Translations

expectation [ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən] n → esperanza, expectativa;

in expectation of → esperando;

against or contrary to all expectation(s) → en contra de todas las previsiones;

to come or live up to sb's expectations → resultar tan bueno como se esperaba;

to fall short of sb's expectations → no cumplir las esperanzas de algn, decepcionar a algn

expectation [ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən] expect n (= hope) → attente f, espérance(s) f(pl) (= belief); attente;

in expectation of → dans l'attente de, en prévision de;

against or contrary to all expectation(s) → contre toute attente, contrairement à ce qu'on attendait;

to come or live up to sb's expectations → répondre à l'attente or aux espérances de qn

expectation [ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən] expect n → Erwartung f;

(hope) → Hoffnung f;

in expectation of expect → in Erwartung +gen;

against or contrary to all expectation(s) expect → wider Erwarten;

to come or live up to sb's expectations expect → jds Erwartungen dat entsprechen

expectation [ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən] n → aspettativa; speranza;

in expectation of → in previsione di;

against or contrary to all expectation(s) → contro ogni aspettativa;

to come or live up to sb's expectations → rispondere alle attese di qn