expectation
🇺🇸
/ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/
noun
B2
thinking something will happen because it is likely
Our expectation is that the weather will be sunny tomorrow.
B2
hoping for something good to happen
She has high expectation for her new job.
B2
strong belief about how something should be or how someone should act
The product did not meet customer expectation.
translation
thinking something will happen because it is likely; hoping for something good to happen; strong belief about how something should be or how someone should act
Word Forms
Plural
expectations