Expectation
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Expectation
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1 n.
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
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2 n.
That which is expected or looked for.
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3 n.
The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank.
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4 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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5 n.
The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
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6 n.
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
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7 n.
That which is expected or looked for.
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8 n.
The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank.
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9 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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10 n.
The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.