Definitions for expectation
ˌɛk spɛkˈteɪ ʃənex·pec·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. expectation, outlook, prospectnoun

   belief about (or mental picture of) the future

2. anticipation, expectationnoun

   anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

3. expectationnoun

   the feeling that something is about to happen

4. arithmetic mean, first moment, expectation, expected valuenoun

   the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 8 votes

1. expectationnoun

   The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

2. expectationnoun

   That which is expected or looked for.

3. expectationnoun

   The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.

4. expectationnoun

   The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.

5. expectationnoun

   The first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.

6. expectationnoun

   the arithmetic mean

7. expectationnoun

   The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.

8. Etymology: From expectationem, from expectare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expectationnoun

   Etymology: exspectatio, Latin.

   1. The act of expecting.

   The trees
   Should have borne men, and expectation fainted,
   Longing for what it had not. William Shakespeare, Anth. and Cleopatra.

   The rest,
   That are within the note of expectation,
   Already are i’ th’ court. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   2. The state of expecting either with hope or fear.

   Live in a constant and serious expectation of that day, when we must appear before the Judge of heaven and earth. John Rogers.

   3. Prospect of any thing good to come.

   My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. Ps. lxii. 5.

   4. The object of happy expectation; the Messiah expected.

   Now clear I understand,
   What oft my steadiest thoughts have search’d in vain,
   Why our great expectation should be call’d
   The seed of woman. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii.

   5. A state in which something excellent is expected from us.

   How fit it will be for you, born so great a prince, and of so rare not only expectation but proof, to divert your thoughts from the way of goodness. Philip Sidney.

   You first came home
   From travel with such hopes as made you look’d on,
   By all men’s eyes, a youth of expectation;
   Pleas’d with your growing virtue, I receiv’d you. Thomas Otway.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Expectationnoun

   the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen

2. Expectationnoun

   that which is expected or looked for

3. Expectationnoun

   the prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank

4. Expectationnoun

   the value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event

5. Expectationnoun

   the leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure

FreebaseRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. Expectation

   In the case of uncertainty, expectation is what is considered the most likely to happen. An expectation, which is a belief that is centered on the future, may or may not be realistic. A less advantageous result gives rise to the emotion of disappointment. If something happens that is not at all expected it is a surprise. An expectation about the behavior or performance of another person, expressed to that person, may have the nature of a strong request, or an order.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expectation

   1. An optimistic feeling about an event that will never occur. 2. The secret of the persecution of the Jews, Christians and Mohammedans by one another. 3. The Goddess of Love. Synonyms: Tomorrow, next week, next year, next century, pretty soon--any imaginary space of time after the present moment.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expectation

   The act of to expect.

   There is a real expectation that unity government is easily achieved and it is what the country needs and knows is necessary and vital for every person.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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1. • Feeling
   • Mean
   • Statistics

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expectation' in Nouns Frequency: #996

How to pronounce expectation?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expectation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expectation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of expectation in a Sentence

1. A. Bronson Alcott:

   That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit.

2. Dejan Ilijevski:

   Without risk, there is no expectation for reward.”

3. Shahidullah Shahid:

   In these times when the enemy is standing against you we ask that you forget internal strife and rivalries and stand up against the nonbeliever army, the Muslims of the world look to you with great expectation, and in this difficult time, we, your mujahidin brothers, are with you and will provide you with fighters and help.

4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   When you serve the humanity and contribute to the society without expectation, you are happy.

5. Mike Pompeo:

   We often encounter situations where it's not clear about a particular election. We work to uncover facts, we work to do discovery, to learn whether in fact the outcome -- the decision that was made -- reflected the will of the people, we want every one of those votes to be counted in the same way that we have every expectation that every vote here in The United States will be counted too. It is totally appropriate. The United States has an election system that is laid out deeply in our Constitution and we're going to make sure that we get that right.

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