expectation

ex·pec·ta·tion

 (ĕk′spĕk-tā′shən)

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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ex′pec·ta′tion·al adj.

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expectation

(ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən)

n

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

a. the numerical probability that an event will occur

b. another term for expected value

expectative adj

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ex•pec•ta•tion

(ˌɛk spɛkˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act or the state of expecting; anticipation.

2. something expected.

3. Often, expectations. a prospect of future benefit or fortune: to have great expectations.

4. the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that she will come.

5. mathematical expectation.

6. the state of being expected.

[1530–40; < Latin]

ex`pec•ta′tion•al, adj.

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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. projection, supposition, assumption, calculation, belief, forecast, assurance, likelihood, probability, presumption, conjecture, surmise, presupposition Sales of the car have far exceeded expectations.

2. anticipation, hope, possibility, prospect, chance, fear, promise, looking forward, excitement, prediction, outlook, expectancy, apprehension, suspense His nerves tingled with expectation.

3. requirement, demand, want, wish, insistence, reliance Sometimes people have unreasonable expectations of the medical profession.

Quotations
"Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed" [Alexander Pope letter to Fortescue]

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expectation

noun

1. The condition of looking forward to something, especially with eagerness:

anticipation, expectance, expectancy.

2. Something expected:

anticipation, expectancy, prospect.

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Translations

تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّبشَيء مُتَوَقَّع

očekávání

forhåbningforventning

Erwartung

προσδοκία

expectativaesperanzaexpectación

odotus

attenteespéranceanticipation

eftirvæntingvon, vænting

aspettativaattesasperanza

afwachtingverwachting

ожидание

pričakovanje

beklentiumut

期待期望

expectation

[ˌekspekˈteɪʃən] N

1. (= state) → expectación f
in expectation of → en espera de, previendo

2. (= hope) → expectativa f, esperanza f
against or contrary to all expectation(s) → en contra de todos los pronósticos or todas las expectativas
it didn't live up to our expectations → no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
the holiday didn't come up to my expectations → las vacaciones no resultaron tan buenas como me esperaba
the response exceeded all our expectations → la respuesta sobrepasó todas nuestras expectativas
to fall below one's expectations → no llegar a lo que se esperaba

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expectation

[ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ^ən]

n → attente f
in expectation of → dans l'attente de, en prévision de
in the expectation that → pour le cas où
against to all expectation, contrary to all expectation → contre toute attente, contrairement à ce qu'on attendait
my expectation is that ... → selon mes prévisions, ... expectations

npl (= hopes) → espérances fpl
to live up to sb's expectations, to come up to sb's expectations → se montrer à la hauteur des espérances de qn
beyond one's expectations → au-delà de ses espérances

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

expectation

n

(= act of expecting) → Erwartung f; in expectation of → in Erwartung (+gen); in the confident expectation of an easy victory → fest mit einem leichten Sieg rechnend

(= that expected) → Erwartung f; against or contrary to all expectation(s) → wider Erwarten; to exceed all expectation(s) → alle Erwartungen übertreffen; to come up to somebody’s expectations → jds Erwartungen (dat) → entsprechen

(= prospect) → Aussicht f

expectation of life → Lebenserwartung f

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expectation

[ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ/ən] n → attesa, aspettativa
there is little expectation of sunshine today → ci sono poche speranze che venga fuori il sole oggi
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 aspettative di qn
beyond (all) expectation → al di là di ogni aspettativa

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expect

(ikˈspekt) verb

1. to think of as likely to happen or come. I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train. verwag يَتَوَقَّع надявам се esperar očekávat erwarten forvente; regne med προσδοκώ, περιμένωesperar ootama انتظار داشتن odottaa attendre לְשַעֵר आशा रखना očekivati vár menunggu búast við aspettare 待ちうける 기대하다 laukti gaidīt menunggu verwachtenventespodziewać się سترګې لرل (ته)، تمه لرل، تو قع لرل، دپېښېدو اټكل كول esperar a (se) aştepta ожидать očakávať pričakovati očekivati vänta คาดว่า beklemek 預期 чекати ممکن سمجھنا ، آئندہ قابل وقوع خیال کرنا mong chờ 期待

2. to think or believe (that something will happen). He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.' vermoed, veronderstel يَعْتَقِد، يَتَوَقَّع очаквам acreditar předpokládat, myslit 'rechnen auf forvente; regne med πιστεύω, αναμένωesperar; creer lootma محتمل دانستن؛ توقع داشتن uskoa croire מְשַעֵר प्रतीक्षा करना misliti, vjerovati gondol, hisz menduga búast við, vænta credere 予期する 생각하다 tikėtis cerēt; domāt menduga verwachtenregne med, antaspodziewać się سترګې لرل acreditar a crede надеяться dúfať misliti očekivati räkna med, tro เชื่อ sanmak 預料 сподіватися ممکن سمجھنا یا کسی چیز کے ہونے پر یقین رکھنا hy vọng 预料

3. to require. They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room. verwag يُتَوَقَّع من، يُنْتَظَر очаквам esperar(-se) vyžadovat erwarten kræve; regne med; forvente απαιτώesperar nõudma, eeldama توقع داشتن؛ انتظار داشتن edellyttää exiger/attendre (qqch. de qqn) צופה अपेक्षा करना tražiti elvár memerlukan, mengharapkan ætlast til, krefjast aspettarsi, esigere 求める 요구하다 reikalauti sagaidīt memerlukan verwachtenkreve, forlangeoczekiwać تو قع لرل esperar a pretinde рассчитывать на očakávať pričakovati zahtevati förvänta [sig] เรียกร้อง istemek, gerekmek 要求 вимагати کسی کے لۓ جائز یا مناسب سمجھنا đòi hỏi 要求

4. to suppose or assume. I expect (that) you're tired. veronderstel يَفْتَرِض، يَظُن، يَعْتَقِد предполагам supor předpokládat annehmen formode υποθέτωsuponer oletama پنداشتن؛ گمان کردن olettaa supposer מְשַעֵר समझना pretpostaviti valószínűnek tart mengira gera ráð fyrir, þykjast vita supporre ～と思う 가정하다 manyti domāt jangka aannemenanta, ta for gittspodziewać się دپېښېدو اټكل كول supor a bănui предполагать predpokladať domnevati pretpostavljati anta, förmoda คาดคะเน düşünmek, sanmak 料想 гадати, думати فرض کرنا cho rằng 料想

exˈpectancy noun

the state of expecting or hoping. a feeling/look/air of expectancy. verwagting تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّب очакване expectativa naděje die Erwartung forventning προσδοκίαexpectativa ootus انتظار؛ توقع odotus attenteציפייה प्रत्याशा očekivanost várakozás harapan eftirvænting attesa, aspettativa 期待 기대, 예상 laukimas, viltis gaidas; cerība harapan verwachtingforventningnadzieja, oczekiwanie توقع expectativa aştep­­tare; speranţă ожидание nádej, očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje förväntan ความคาดหมาย umma 期望 очікування; сподівання امید اور توقع کی حالت tình trạng mong chờ 期望

exˈpectant adjective

1. full of hope or expectation. the expectant faces of the audience. afwagtende مُتَرَقِّب، مُنْتَظِر чакащ ansioso dychtivý erwartungsvoll forhåbningsfuld; forventningsfuld ανυπόμονοςexpectante ootusrikas منتظر؛ چشم انتظار odottava qui attend ציפייה प्रत्याशित koji očekuje, iščekuje várakozó penuh harapan eftirvæntingarfullur ansioso 期待している 기대를 가진 laukiantis gaidošs penuh harapan vol verwachting forventningsfull, ventende wyczekujący تمه لرونكى، متو قع، اميندوار، سترګې پرلار expectante/ansioso scontat, aşteptat; care aşteaptă предвкушающий dychtivý pričakujoč koji očekuje förväntansfull ที่คาดหวัง umutlu 充滿期望的 передчуваючий امید اور توقع سے بھرا mong chờ 充满期望的

2. expecting (a baby). an expectant mother. verwagtende مُتَوقَّع أن تُنْجِب бременна жена grávida nastávající werdend gravid μέλλουσα μητέρα, έγκυοςencinta, embarazada lastootav منتظر؛ چشم به راه raskaana oleva enceinteהרה अशान्वित biti trudna terhes hamil tilvonandi incinta 妊娠している 임신 중인 laukianti vaiko, nėščia grūtniece hamil in verwachtinggravid, vordende spodziewający się (dziecka) سترګې پرلار grávida gravidă беременная budúci noseča (ženska) trudna havande, blivande ที่มีครรภ์ hamile 懷孕的 який чекає حاملہ có thai 怀孕的

exˈpectantly adverb

afwagtend بِتَوَقُّع، بِتَرَقُّب в очакване ansiosamente dychtivě erwartungsvoll spændt; forventningsfuldt; forhåbningsfuldt με αδημονία con expectación ootusrikkalt با توقع یا چشم به راهی odottavasti dans l'attente בְּצִיפִּייָה प्रत्याशा, अपेक्षा pun nade várakozóan penuh harapan með eftirvæntingu con grande aspettativa, in ansiosa attesa 期待して 기대하여 su viltimi, viltingai gaidoši; ar cerībām dengan harapan vol verwachting med forventning, forventningsfulltprzypuszczalnie په تمه، په تلوسه com expectativa/ansiosamente în aşteptare выжидающе dychtivo v pričakovanju očekivano förväntansfullt ตามที่คาดหมายเอาไว้ umutla 期待地 в очікуванні; в передчутті توقع سے một cách mong đợi 期待地

ˌexpecˈtation (ekspek-) noun

1. the state of expecting. In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine. afwagting تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّب очакване expectativa očekávání die Erwartung forventning; forhåbning σε κατάσταση προσδοκίας expectativa ootus توقع؛ امیدواری odotus attente צִיפִּייָה ל- चाह očekivanje, iščekivanje remény harapan eftirvænting attesa 予期 기대 tikėjimasis, laukimas gaidīšana; gaidas harapan afwachtingforventningprzewidywanie تمه، تو قع، هيله، اميد expectativa/antecipação aşteptare ожидание očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje väntan, förväntan การคาดหวัง umut 期待 очікування توقع کی حالت sự mong chờ 期待

2. what is expected. He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations? verwagting شَيء مُتَوَقَّع очакване expectativa očekávání, naděje die Erwartung forventning προσδοκίαesperanza ootus انتضار؛ توقع odotus espérance סִיכּוִּיים उम्मीद očekivanje várakozás yang diharapkan von, vænting aspettativa 期待 기대하는 것 lūkestis, viltis cerības apa yang diharapkan verwachtingforventningoczekiwanie تمه، تو قع expectativa aşteptări ожидание očakávanie pričakovanje očekivanje förväntning สิ่งที่คาดหวังว่าจะเกิดขึ้นในอนาคต beklenti 期望 сподівання; надії جس کی توقع ہو tình cảm tin cậy 期望

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