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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Wait :: Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
Fear :: Fear (n.) A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread..
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..
Expectancy :: Expectancy (n.) The act of expecting ; expectation.
Twittering :: Twittering (n.) A slight nervous excitement or agitation, such as is caused by desire, expectation, or suspense..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
Prospect :: Prospect (v.) That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success..
Hope :: Hope (v. i.) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.
Hope :: Hope (v. t.) To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of..
Happen :: Happen (v. i.) To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.
Consciousness :: Consciousness (n.) Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence..
Expectedly :: Expectedly (adv.) In conformity with expectation.
Dissatisfy :: Dissatisfy (v. t.) To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of something requisite; as, to be dissatisfied with one's fortune..
Quit :: Quit (a.) To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of; to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively..
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed..
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..
Chance :: Chance (v. i.) To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation..
Idealist :: Idealist (n.) One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.
Sham :: Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation..
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