Meaning of expectation In English

• 0 the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future:

  • The holiday lived up to all our expectations (= was as good as we were expecting).

  • I have high expectations for this job (= I believe it will be good).

  • We did so well - beyond all (= better than) our expectations.

  • I think she had unrealistic expectations of motherhood.

  • Considering the injuries he's had there can be little expectation of him winning the race.

  • Our expectations are that the UK will cut its interest rate.

  • Contrary to all expectations, she was accepted by the academy.

• 1 the feeling or belief that something will or should happen:

  • [ U ] Considering his grades, there is little expectation of his getting into medical school.

  • [ C usually pl ] Last year’s predictions fell a bit short of expectations.

• 2 what you believe or hope will happen in the future:

  • Now the expectation is just 81 cents a share, according to a survey of a dozen analysts.

  • expectation that sth The banks help out the government in the expectation that favours will be returned over time.

  • The company says its revenue this year will fall $500,000 short of earlier expectations.

  • Cost pressures are growing, and public and market expectations of inflation are rising.

  • The group said it expected results for the second half to be in line with expectations, though there may be a shortfall in the first half of the year.