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1 expectation
nouncome up to expectation[s]/somebody's expectations — den/jemandes Erwartungen entsprechen
contrary to expectation or to all expectations — wider Erwarten
* * *[ekspek-]1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) die Erwartung2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) die Erwartung* * *ex·pec·ta·tion[ˌekspekˈteɪʃən]n\expectation of life Lebenserwartung fto be beyond [all] \expectation[s] die [o alle] Erwartungen übertreffento live [or come] up to sb's expectations jds Erwartungen erfüllen [o entsprechen]against [or contrary to] [all] \expectation[s] entgegen den [o allen] Erwartungen, wider [alles] Erwarten geh* * *["ekspek'teISən]n1) (= act of expecting) Erwartung fin expectation of — in Erwartung (+gen)
in the confident expectation of an easy victory — fest mit einem leichten Sieg rechnend
2) (= that expected) Erwartung fto come up to sb's expectations — jds Erwartungen (dat) entsprechen
3) (= prospect) Aussicht f4)* * *expectation [ˌekspekˈteıʃn] s1. Erwartung f, Erwarten n:in expectation of in Erwartung (gen);beyond (all) expectation(s) über Erwarten;on tiptoes with expectation gespannt vor Erwartung;according to expectation(s) erwartungsgemäß;fall short of sb’s expectations hinter jemandes Erwartungen zurückbleibenhave great expectations einmal viel (durch Erbschaft etc) zu erwarten habenof auf akk):expectation of life Lebenserwartung f;in expectation zu erwarten(d)4. MATH Erwartungswert m* * *nouncome up to expectation[s]/somebody's expectations — den/jemandes Erwartungen entsprechen
contrary to expectation or to all expectations — wider Erwarten
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2 expectation
ex·pec·ta·tion [ˌekspekʼteɪʃən] n\expectation of life Lebenserwartung f;to have great \expectations for sb/ sth große Erwartungen in jdn/etw setzen;to be beyond [all] \expectation[s] die [o alle] Erwartungen übertreffen;against [or contrary to] [all] \expectation[s] entgegen den [o allen] Erwartungen, wider [alles] Erwarten ( geh)
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expectation — ex|pec|ta|tion W2S2 [ˌekspekˈteıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] what you think or hope will happen expectation that ▪ For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die. in (the) expectation of sth ▪ Anne left Germany in the expectation of … Dictionary of contemporary English
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expectation */*/*/ — UK [ˌekspekˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms expectation : singular expectation plural expectations 1) [countable/uncountable] the belief that something will happen expectation of: The team set off without any expectation of success. in expectation … English dictionary
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mathematical expectation — /mæθəˌmætɪkəl ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ (say mathuh.matikuhl ekspek tayshuhn) noun Statistics the average of a set of possible values of a variable, the values weighted by the probabilities associated with these values …