English-Thai Dictionary

expectation

N มาตรฐาน ที่ คาดหวัง ไว้  การคาดการณ์  การ คาดหวัง  การ คาดคิด  ความคาดหวัง  สิ่ง ที่ คาดหมาย ไว้  ความ มุ่งหวัง  mad-tra-tan-ti-kad-wang-wai

 

expectation

N สิ่ง ที่ คาด หวังว่า จะ เกิดขึ้น ในอนาคต  สิ่ง ที่ คาดหวัง  ความค วาดหวัง  anticipation hope prospect sing-ti-kad-wang-wa-ja-koed-kuen-nai-ar-na-khod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPECTATION

n.[L. expectatio.] The act of expecting or looking forward to a future event with at least some reason to believe the event will happen. Expectation differs from hope. Hope originates in desire, and may exist with little or no ground of belief that the desired event will arrive. Expectation is founded on some reasons which render the event probably. Hope is directed to some good; expectation is directed to good or evil. The same weakness of mind which indulges absurd expectations, produces petulance in disappointment.
1. The state of expecting, either with hope or fear.
2. Prospect of good to come.
My soul, wait thou only on God, for my expectation is from him. Psalm 62:5.
3. The object of expectation; the expected Messiah.
4. A state or qualities in a person which excite expectations in others of some future excellence; as a youth of expectation.
We now more generally say, a youth of promise.
5. In chances, expectation is applied to contingent events, and is reducible to computation. A sum of money in expectation, when an event happens, has a determinate value before that event happens. If the chances of receiving or not receiving a hundred dollars, when an event arrives, are equal; then, before the arrival of the event, the expectation is worth half the money.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPECTATION

Ex `pec *ta "tion n. Etym: [L. expectio. exspectio: cf. F. expectation. ]

 

1. The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. "In expectation of a guest. " Tennyson. My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him. Ps. lxii. 5.

 

2. That which is expected or looked for. Why our great expectation should be called The seed of woman. Milton.

 

3. The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of c or rank. His magnificent expiations made him, in the opinion of the world, the best much in Europe. Prescott. By all men's eyes a youth of expectations. Otway.

 

4. 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.

 

5. (Med. )

 

Defn: The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure. Expectation of life, the mean or average duration of the life individuals after any specified age.

 

Syn. -- Anticipation; confidence; trust.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

expectation

ex pec ta tion |ˌekspekˈtāSHən ˌɛkˌspɛkˈteɪʃən | ▶noun a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future: reality had not lived up to expectations | an expectation that the government will provide the resources | he drilled his men in expectation of a Prussian advance. • a belief that someone will or should achieve something: students had high expectations for their future. • (expectations ) archaic one's prospects of inheritance. • Mathematics another term for expected value.

 

Oxford Dictionary

expectation

ex ¦pect |ation |ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a strong belief that something will happen or be the case: reality had not lived up to expectations | [ mass noun ] : I sat down in expectation of a feast of nostalgia. • a belief that someone will or should achieve something: students had high expectations for their future. • (expectations ) archaic one's prospects of inheritance. 2 Mathematics another term for expected value.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

expectation

expectation noun 1 her expectations were unrealistic: supposition, assumption, presumption, conjecture, surmise, calculation, prediction, hope. 2 tense with expectation: anticipation, expectancy, eagerness, excitement, suspense.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

expectation

expectation noun 1 her expectations were unrealistic: supposition, assumption, belief, presupposition, presumption, conjecture, surmise, reckoning, calculation, prediction, forecast, projection; assurance, confidence, trust. 2 his body grew tense with expectation: anticipation, expectancy, eagerness, hope, hopefulness; excitement, suspense. 3 archaic a young man of expensive habits and no expectations: prospects, prospects of inheritance, hopes, outlook, lookout.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

expectation

ex pec ta tion /èkspektéɪʃ (ə )n /→expect 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖しばしば ～s 〗 «…という » 予期 , 予想 ; 可能性 «that 節 » (!具体例ではan ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ in (the ) expectation of A Aを予想して, 見越して ▸ beyond expectations 予想以上に ▸ against [contrary to ] (all ) expectations 予想に反して ▸ Jack invested on the expectation that stock prices would rise .ジャックは株価が上がると予想して投資した ▸ The result was broadly in line with expectations .結果はほぼ予想通りだった 2 C U 〖通例 ～s 〗 «…に対する » 期待 , 希望 , (将来の )見込み «of , for » ▸ meet [live up to ] A's expectations Aの期待に添う ▸ below expectations 期待以下で ▸ have high expectations of [for ] students 生徒に大いに期待する ▸ His ability exceeds our expectations .彼の能力は我々の期待以上だ ▸ Monthly income fell short of expectations .月収は期待にそむくものだった ▸ The new product raised our expectations .新しい製品に私たちの期待が高まった 3 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(遺産相続の )見込み .4 C 〘数 〙期待値 (expected value ).～̀ of l í fe 〖the ～〗平均余命 (life expectancy ).