"expectation" meaning in All languages combined

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "expectation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "expectations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Zeke's mother had every expectation that he would go to university after high school. So she was surprised when he told her he was joining the military instead."
        },
        {
          "text": "The doctors told me, \"Our expectations are that these tests will not show any serious problems. But we want to do them anyway just to be safe.\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An expectation is something you think is going to happen (something you expect to happen)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-expectation-en-noun-GDBC2hMH",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After Latasha forgot to pay her Internet bill, the Internet company told her: \"Our expectation is that you will pay on time in the future.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "His parents' expectations were that Kyle would clean his room, make his bed, and make dinner every night."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An expectation is something that a person is supposed to do, has to do, or needs to do."
      ],
      "id": "simple-expectation-en-noun-nx7auEPW",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Before they were married, Bill would wait by the telephone for hours every night in expectation of Monica's next call."
        },
        {
          "text": "As soon as she was served the chocolate-covered strawberries, her mouth began to water in expectation of how good they would taste."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you do something in expectation, you do it while waiting for something to happen (you are expecting something)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-expectation-en-noun-lKNkm12s",
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-expectation.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "expectation"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "expectation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "expectations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Zeke's mother had every expectation that he would go to university after high school. So she was surprised when he told her he was joining the military instead."
        },
        {
          "text": "The doctors told me, \"Our expectations are that these tests will not show any serious problems. But we want to do them anyway just to be safe.\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An expectation is something you think is going to happen (something you expect to happen)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After Latasha forgot to pay her Internet bill, the Internet company told her: \"Our expectation is that you will pay on time in the future.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "His parents' expectations were that Kyle would clean his room, make his bed, and make dinner every night."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An expectation is something that a person is supposed to do, has to do, or needs to do."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Before they were married, Bill would wait by the telephone for hours every night in expectation of Monica's next call."
        },
        {
          "text": "As soon as she was served the chocolate-covered strawberries, her mouth began to water in expectation of how good they would taste."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you do something in expectation, you do it while waiting for something to happen (you are expecting something)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-expectation.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "expectation"
}