expectation
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2.8
- noun
- /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/
:
expectativa
- Many students had high expectations for their final exam results after studying hard all semester.
- student expectations
- high expectations
- teacher expectations
So I have hopes, but I have no expectations of of the tour.
- So I have hopes, but I have no expectations of of the tour.
- So you got to keep your expectations really realistic.
- Give and give without expectation and watch what happens back.
- He plays with our expectations, with our unconscious mind.
- I think so many people let their expectations rise with their progress.
- High performance people have high expectations, not average expectations.
- I think high expectations are the thief of joy.
- If you live your life in expectations, that's what happens to you.
- However, it didn't live up to the expectations soon after the release.
- We're laying on top of that, that expectation of sameness.
- Your perfectionism and expectations are hurting other people.
- And somebody had an expectation about where we should be.
- Now I'm not saying that high expectations are bad, right?
- I don't have expectations of him fulfilling my needs.
Examples
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However, it didn't live up to the expectations soon after the release.
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Do people have a realistic expectation?
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When you give with expectation in return, you lose.
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Give and give without expectation and watch what happens back.
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And somebody had an expectation about where we should be.
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I think so many people let their expectations rise with their progress.
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I mean, what were your expectations going and how were they?
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So you got to keep your expectations really realistic.
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If the quality of the performance did not meet your expectations, reflect on the causes.
Academic text (2013) -
I think high expectations are the thief of joy.
Synonyms
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3.3
A chance that something will happen in the future
145
3.4
A feeling of eager waiting for something that will happen
119
3.5
A general feeling or expectation about the future
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7.7
A strong feeling that something bad will happen soon
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5.1
A feeling of waiting and hoping for something to happen
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8.0
A strong feeling that something bad is going to happen
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9.1
A feeling that something bad is about to happen
A quiet, excited feeling in a place where people wait for something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
Strong pressure you feel because other people want you to do well
How Likely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expectation comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and spectare 'to look', so it originally meant 'to look out for' something. That's why an expectation is a belief or feeling that something will happen.