EXPECTATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary She could never measure up to her mother's expectations The company's results are in line with stock market expectations The success of our campaign has exceeded our expectations The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations
expectation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . [countable, usually plural] a strong belief about the way something should happen or how somebody should behave Unfortunately the new software has failed to meet expectations expectations of somebody Some parents have unrealistic expectations of their children
Expectations - definition of expectations by The Free Dictionary 1 the act or the state of expecting; anticipation 2 something expected 3 Often, expectations a prospect of future benefit or fortune: to have great expectations 4 the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that she will come 5 mathematical expectation 6 the state of being expected
The Danger of Expectations: How They Shape Our Lives Psychologists have long studied the role expectations play in shaping human behavior At their core, expectations are predictions about what will happen in the future We set expectations