Definition of expectation

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Expectation (n.) 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.

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Breathless :: Breathless (a.) Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention..
Prospect :: Prospect (v.) That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success..
Hope :: Hope (n.) A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy..
Promise :: Promise (v. i.) To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil..
Post-obit Bond :: Post-obit bond () A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations..
Promise :: Promise (a.) That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise..
Speculate :: Speculate (v. i.) To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar, or in bank stock..
Unexpectation :: Unexpectation (n.) Absence of expectation; want of foresight.
Disappoint :: Disappoint (v. t.) To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil..
Chance :: Chance (v. i.) To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation..
Expectancy :: Expectancy (n.) That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope..
Unfounded :: Unfounded (a.) Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations..
Contemplation :: Contemplation (n.) The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..
Disappointment :: Disappointment (n.) The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration..
Expectingly :: Expectingly (adv.) In a state of expectation.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
Expectative :: Expectative (n.) Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace..
Sorrow :: Sorrow (n.) The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness..
Expectation :: Expectation (n.) The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
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