Definitions
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Word origin
From Middle French expectation, from Latin exspectātiō, from exspectō (“expect”). By surface analysis, expect + -ation. Displaced native Old English wēn.
Used in a sentence
“I entered early adulthood with the same expectation: I would marry, and my husband would manage our money.”
“He struggled with his parents' expectations.”
“Charles Penrhyn, for he was the object of Louisa's preference, had expectations—that term, so vague when those expectations depend upon others.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Future belief”11 letters
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