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1 beyond expectation
(much more or much better than expected: The plan succeeded beyond all expectations; The hotel was beyond our expectations.) over all forventning -
2 expectation
1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) forventning2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) forventningforventningsubst. \/ˌekspekˈteɪʃ(ə)n\/1) forventning, forhåpning• does married life answer your expectation(s)?2) ( matematikk) sannsynlighet (for noe), forventet verdi3) ( medisin) avventende behandling, ekspektasjoncome up to somebody's expectations svare til noens forventningercontrary to expectation(s) mot forventningexpectations forventninger( gammeldags) utsikter til arvin expectation of i håp om, i forventning ommathematical expectation forventet verdi, middelverdiof (great) expectation (meget) lovende -
3 beyond
bi'jond1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) hinsides, bortenfor, på den andre sida av2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) lenger, seinere3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) utenfor4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) mer enn, ytterligere, ut over det•- beyond expectation
- beyond one's meansogsåIthe subst. \/bɪˈjɒnd\/, \/bɪˈɒnd\/det hinsidige, det ukjenteIIadv. \/bɪˈjɒnd\/, \/bɪˈɒnd\/1) bortenfor, på den andre siden, lenger• what is beyond?2) utover det, mer, lengerIIIprep. \/bɪˈjɒnd\/, \/bɪˈɒnd\/1) bortenfor, på den andre siden (av)2) utover, lenger enn, utenfor3) ( overført) hinsides4) senere enn, etter5) utenom, unntatt, utover, mer ennhan overskred sine rettigheter \/ han gikk for langtbeyond belief utrolig, ubegripeligbeyond criticism hevet over all kritikkbeyond description ubeskriveligbe beyond one være mer enn man kan klare, være mer enn man vetbeyond one's means mer enn man har råd til
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beyond expectation — more than was anticipated, greater than expected … English contemporary dictionary
Beyond — Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that flaming… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beyond sea — Beyond Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expectation — noun (usually expectations) ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, high, lofty (esp. AmE) ▪ modest ▪ I have modest expectations about what my research can accomplish … Collocations dictionary
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
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
expectation — / ekspek teISFn/ noun (C, U) 1 the belief that something will happen because it is likely or planned: your expectation is that: My expectation is that interest rates will go up. | against/contrary to (all) expectations: Against all expectations,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
expectation — ex|pec|ta|tion [ ,ekspek teıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the belief that something will happen: expectation of: The team set off without any expectation of success. in expectation of: His associate had given the information in expectation… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
To go beyond — Beyond Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expectation of life — noun the average duration of life beyond a person s attained age, as shown by mortality tables …
Inexpectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inexpectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inexpectation inexpectation non expectation Sgm: N 1 false expectation false expectation &c.(disappointment) 509 Sgm: N 1 miscalculation miscalculation &c. 481 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N … English dictionary for students