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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pec•ta•tion /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act or the state of expecting;
anticipation. - [countable] something expected.
- Often, expectations. [plural] a prospect of future benefit or fortune: to have great expectations.
See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•pec•ta•tion (ek′spek tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act or the state of expecting:to wait in expectation.
- the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
- 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:to have great expectations.
- the degree of probability that something will occur:There is little expectation that he will come.
- StatisticsSee mathematical expectation.
- the state of being expected:a large sum of money in expectation.
- Latin expectātiōn- (stem of expectātiō) an awaiting, equivalent. to expectāt(us) (past participle of expectāre to expect) + -iōn- -ion
- 1530–40
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expectancy, anticipation; hope, trust.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: expectation /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ n - the act or state of expecting or the state of being expected
- (usually plural) something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped for
- an attitude of expectancy or hope; anticipation
- the numerical probability that an event will occur
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