Expectation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prospect arithmetic mean first moment expected value outlook anticipation

Word Forms

expect

verb

consider obligatory; request and expect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erwartung

Glaube an die Zukunft (oder mentale Vorstellung davon).

🇫🇷French

attente

croyance concernant (ou image mentale de) l'avenir

🇪🇸Spanish

expectativa

creencia sobre (o imagen mental de) el futuro

🇮🇹Italian

aspettativa

convinzione (o immagine mentale del) futuro

🇳🇱Dutch

verwachting

geloof over (of mentaal beeld van) de toekomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

expectativa

crença sobre (ou imagem mental do) futuro

🇷🇺Russian

ожидание

вера в будущее (или мысленная картина) будущего

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपेक्षा

भविष्य के बारे में विश्वास (या उसकी मानसिक तस्वीर)।

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাশা

ভবিষ্যতের (বা মানসিক ছবি) সম্পর্কে বিশ্বাস

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்பார்ப்பு

எதிர்காலத்தைப் பற்றிய நம்பிக்கை (அல்லது மனப் படம்).

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరీక్షణ

భవిష్యత్తు గురించి నమ్మకం (లేదా మానసిక చిత్రం).

🇮🇳Marathi

अपेक्षा

भविष्याबद्दल (किंवा मानसिक चित्र) विश्वास

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપેક્ષા

ભવિષ્ય વિશેની માન્યતા (અથવા માનસિક ચિત્ર).

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ

ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಚಿತ್ರ) ನಂಬಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതീക്ഷ

ഭാവിയെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള വിശ്വാസം (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാനസിക ചിത്രം).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਮੀਦ

ਭਵਿੱਖ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ (ਜਾਂ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਤਸਵੀਰ)

🇵🇰Urdu

توقع

مستقبل کے بارے میں یقین (یا ذہنی تصویر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

期待

对未来的信念（或心理图景）

🇯🇵Japanese

期待

未来についての信念（または心のイメージ）

🇰🇷Korean

기대

미래에 대한 믿음(또는 정신적 그림)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỳ vọng

niềm tin về (hoặc hình ảnh tinh thần về) tương lai

🇹🇭Thai

ความคาดหวัง

ความเชื่อเกี่ยวกับ (หรือภาพทางจิตของ) อนาคต

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekspektasi

keyakinan tentang (atau gambaran mental) masa depan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-asa

paniniwala tungkol sa (o mental na larawan ng) hinaharap

🇲🇾Malay

jangkaan

kepercayaan tentang (atau gambaran mental) masa depan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توقع

الاعتقاد حول (أو الصورة الذهنية) للمستقبل

🇮🇷Persian

انتظار

باور در مورد (یا تصویر ذهنی از) آینده

🇹🇷Turkish

beklenti

geleceğe dair inanç (veya zihinsel resim)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹחֶלֶת

אמונה לגבי (או תמונה נפשית של) העתיד

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