The meaning of EXPECTATION is the act or state of expecting : anticipation. How to use expectation in a sentence.

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 …

The U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department said Friday, far exceeding expectations.

[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 …

A person's expectations are strong beliefs which they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen.

Expectations refer to the beliefs or assumptions about what will happen in the future. They can be rooted in past experiences, societal norms, personal desires, or cognitive biases. Expectations influence …

EXPECTATION definition: the act or the state of expecting. See examples of expectation used in a sentence.

An expectation is a belief about what might happen in the future, like your expectation to stay close with your best friends your whole life. The word expectation comes from the Latin word expectationem, …

To have every expectation of something is to feel very sure that it will happen. We're living in a time of diminished/rising expectations.

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 …