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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ek′spek tā′shən)

ex•pec•ta•tion /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.

[uncountable] the act or the state of expecting;
anticipation.
[countable] something expected.
Often, expectations. [plural] a prospect of future benefit or fortune: to have great expectations.

See -spec-.

ex•pec•ta•tion (ek′spek tā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

the act or the state of expecting:to wait in expectation.
the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
an expectant mental attitude:a high pitch of expectation.
something expected;
a thing looked forward to.
Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit:to have great expectations.
the degree of probability that something will occur:There is little expectation that he will come.
StatisticsSee mathematical expectation.
the state of being expected:a large sum of money in expectation.

Latin expectātiōn- (stem of expectātiō) an awaiting, equivalent. to expectāt(us) (past participle of expectāre to expect) + -iōn- -ion
1530–40

ex′pec•ta′tion•al, adj.
ex′pec•ta′tion•ist, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

expectation /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ n

the act or state of expecting or the state of being expected
(usually plural) something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped for
an attitude of expectancy or hope; anticipation
the numerical probability that an event will occur

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