English-Russian translations for expectation

• ожида́ние
• ожидание
• наде́жда
• упование
• ча́яние
• чаяние

Definition of expectation

• The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen
• That which is expected or looked for
• The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank
• The value of any chance which depends upon some contingent event
• The arithmetic mean

Synonyms

• average

Related words

• expectation value
• theory of expectations
• against all expectations
• contrary to all expectations
• according to expectation
• exceed expectations