EXPECTATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • belief about (or mental picture of) the future
   Synonym(s)
   • outlook (what does outlook mean?)
   • prospect (what does prospect mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) expectation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • belief (what does belief mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • promise (what does promise mean?)
   • hope (what does hope mean?)
   • foretaste (what does foretaste mean?)
   • possibility (what does possibility mean?)
   • anticipation (what does anticipation mean?)
   • expectancy (what does expectancy mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • misgiving (what does misgiving mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ask (what does ask mean?)
   • require (what does require mean?)
   • expect (what does expect mean?)
   • expect (what does expect mean?)
   • expect (what does expect mean?)
   • anticipate (what does anticipate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
   Synonym(s)
   • arithmetic mean (what does arithmetic mean mean?)
   • expected value (what does expected value mean?)
   • first moment (what does first moment mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) expectation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mean (what does mean mean?)
   • mean value (what does mean value mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the feeling that something is about to happen
   Hypernyms(s) expectation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • feeling (what does feeling mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • anticipation (what does anticipation mean?)
   • expectancy (what does expectancy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • expect (what does expect mean?)
   • anticipate (what does anticipate mean?)
   • have a bun in the oven (what does have a bun in the oven mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • gestate (what does gestate mean?)
   • expect (what does expect mean?)
4. Meaning
   • wishing with confidence of fulfillment
   Synonym(s)
   • anticipation (what does anticipation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) expectation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hopefulness (what does hopefulness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • expect (what does expect mean?)
   • look (what does look mean?)
   • await (what does await mean?)
   • wait (what does wait mean?)
   • expect (what does expect mean?)