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Definition of Expectation
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Expectation
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. That which is expected or looked for. 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. 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. The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure. Related Definitions:
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Expectation Quotations
Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love. Leo Buscaglia Expectation is the root of all heartache. William Shakespeare We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. Henry David Thoreau We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting. Samuel Johnson We never live; we are always in the expectation of living. Voltaire |
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Expectation Translations
expectation in French is expectative expectation in German is Erwartung expectation in Italian is attesa expectation in Latin is praestolatio prestolatio expectation in Norwegian is forventning expectation in Spanish is espera, expectacion |
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