expectation

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1 general::   noun ADJ. great, high | low Many children start with low expectations. | growing, rising | heightened, increased Heightened expectations for educational progress had not been realized. | lowered | optimistic, positive | negative, pessimistic | normal The plaintiff is aged 30 and has a normal expectation of life. | clear, confident | legitimate (law), reasonable | false, naive, over-high, over-optimistic, unrealistic, unreasonable | disappointed There were disappointed expectations all round when the contents of his will became known. | wild This realization of our dreams surpassed even our wildest expectations. | future | general, widespread There is still a general expectation that married couples will have children. | popular, public | traditional | family, parental, social, teacher | market | economic | career, life VERB + EXPECTATION have, hold You have unrealistic expectations. differences in the expectations held by different social groups | form the way in which expectations are formed | arouse, build up, create, raise, set up the high expectations aroused by civil rights legislation | heighten | lower, reduce Her approach to welfare sought to lower people's expectations and impose work discipline. | influence, shape trying to influence public expectations of the police | come/live up to, fulfil, match, meet, realize, satisfy Her new car has not lived up to her expectations. | exceed, go beyond, surpass | fall short of The reality of the holiday fell short of our expectations. | confound The rise in share price confounded expectations. EXPECTATION + VERB rise, soar Once the government's promise was made, popular expectations soared. PREP. against ~ Against all expectations, she was enjoying herself. | contrary to ~ The building work was completed on time, contrary to expectation. | below ~ What should you do when an employee's performance is disappointing and below expectation? | beyond ~ The scheme has produced results way beyond expectation. He had been successful beyond his expectations. | in the ~ of/that The article was written before the election result in the clear expectation of a Labour victory. | ~ about the government's expectations about the economy | ~ for We have high expectations for her future. | ~ of We certainly had a reasonable expectation of success. PHRASES have every expectation I have every expectation of cheering the team on to victory in the final. | in line with expectations The various categories of operating expenditure are broadly in line with expectations.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: expectation adjectives high (= expecting that someone or something will be successful ) • Like most parents, we have high expectations for our children. low (= expecting that someone or something will not be very successful ) • Their expectations of success were pretty low. great expectations (= very high ) • Emigrants sailed to America with great expectations. reasonable expectations (= the expectation that something will probably be successful, but may not be ) • It is a difficult operation, but we have reasonable expectations of success. realistic expectations (= the expectation that bad things can happen as well as good things ) • The disease is not curable, and patients must have realistic expectations. unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (= expectations that are too high ) • I think you had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved in the time. legitimate expectations law (= expectations based on someone's legal rights ) • The men have legitimate expectations of a fair hearing. growing/rising/increased expectations (= becoming higher ) • China's economy will grow considerably over the next five years, bringing rising expectations of wealth. general/popular/widespread expectations (= shared by a lot of people ) • The general expectation was for married couples to have children. family/parental expectations (= expectations that families or parents have for their children ) • Parental expectations for a first child tend to be quite high. social expectations (= relating to what society thinks or expects ) • Social expectations of masculine and feminine behaviour changed drastically during the 1960s and '70s. career expectations (= someone's expectations about how well they will do in their job ) • People with low self-esteem usually have low career expectations. verbs have expectations ( also hold expectations formal ) • Many migrant workers had high expectations when they arrived, but not any more. raise somebody's expectations (= make someone expect more success, money etc ) • Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises. lower somebody's expectations (= make someone expect less success, money etc ) • If you can't afford your dream home, you may have to lower your expectations. come up to/live up to somebody's expectations (= be as good as someone hoped or expected ) • The match was boring, and didn't live up to our expectations at all. fulfil/satisfy somebody's expectations formal (= be as good as someone hoped or expected ) • The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations. exceed/surpass somebody's expectations (= be or do better than you hoped or expected ) • The holiday exceeded our expectations. fall below/fall short of somebody's expectations (= be worse that someone hoped or expected ) • Our profits last year fell below expectations. create expectations (= make people expect that something will happen ) • The events of the last few weeks have created expectations of an economic recession. confound somebody's expectations (= be different to what someone expected, in a way that surprises or confuses them ) • The play totally confounds the audience's expectations. phrases above expectations (= higher, better, or more successful than expected ) • Economic growth last month was above expectations. below expectations (= lower, worse, or less successful than expected ) • Retail sales in December were well below expectations. beyond all expectations (= greater or better than someone expected ) • The task took two months to complete, but it was successful far beyond all expectations. against/contrary to expectations (= very different to what someone expected ) • Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.

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