expectation
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・UK /ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Belief or hope that something is going to happen
My expectation is that there will be a slow down in business next year
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A belief that someone should behave in a particular way.
The company has certain expectations of its employees.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The degree of probability that something will occur.
The expectation of rain is high for tomorrow.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A legitimate belief that something is or will be the case, especially in legal contexts.
He had a reasonable expectation of privacy in his own home.
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#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals
- I get so much happiness out of doing things for people who would be categorized as the way you just broke it down because I have a weird gear inside of me that has zero expectation for the return on someone's selfishness.
I get so much happiness out of doing things for people who would be categorized as the way you just broke it down because I have a weird gear inside of me that has zero expectation for the return on someone's selfishness.
- I have such little expectation for the return.
I have such little expectation for the return.
Why can’t prices just stay the same?
- Let's put you out of work so that demand slows, so that price growth slows." The Fed raises interest rates to slow down spending across the economy, partly by signaling to markets that they're taking the problem seriously, which creates an expectation that inflation will fall.
Let's put you out of work so that demand slows, so that price growth slows." The Fed raises interest rates to slow down spending across the economy, partly by signaling to markets that they're taking the problem seriously, which creates an expectation that inflation will fall.
- Which creates an expectation that inflation will fall.
Which creates an expectation that inflation will fall.
How China crushed Hong Kong
- ...the expectation was that Hong Kong would one day be...
...the expectation was that Hong Kong would one day be...
US vs UK Pizza Hut | Foreign Exchange | Food Wars
- I think I had a pretty clear expectation of what I wanted from those, and it delivered.
I think I had a pretty clear expectation of what I wanted from those, and it delivered.
TOO SHY TO SPEAK: How to practice speaking skills when you’re introverted
- Number three, lower your expectation of yourself.
Number three, lower your expectation of yourself.
- So, one of the reasons why you're probably nervous and you get anxious before you speak is probably because you have too high of an expectation about yourself.
So, one of the reasons why you're probably nervous and you get anxious before you speak is probably because you have too high of an expectation about yourself.
China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war ramps up | BBC News
- Mariko the expectation was that these two countries will get to a point where perhaps it would have negotiations that this trade war will come to an end.
Mariko the expectation was that these two countries will get to a point where perhaps it would have negotiations that this trade war will come to an end.
- Mariko, the expectation was that these two countries would get to a point where perhaps they would have negotiations, that this trade war will come to an end.
Mariko, the expectation was that these two countries would get to a point where perhaps they would have negotiations, that this trade war will come to an end.
Paul Brunson: The SECRET Hack Behind The Perfect First Date
- The reason why I love that is because the expectation is so much lower in that situation, so much lower; the cost, so much lower, right?
The reason why I love that is because the expectation is so much lower in that situation, so much lower; the cost, so much lower, right?
- You're right, bringing that level of expectation to a... to a first encounter, you know.
You're right, bringing that level of expectation to a... to a first encounter, you know.
BBC Verify investigates Gaza building demolitions | BBC News
- The expectation that Hamas may return to a neighbourhood would not meet the standard of imperative military necessity.
The expectation that Hamas may return to a neighbourhood would not meet the standard of imperative military necessity.
- The expectation that Hamas may return to a neighborhood would not meet the standard of imperative military necessity.
The expectation that Hamas may return to a neighborhood would not meet the standard of imperative military necessity.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- Scrooge glanced about him on the floor, in the expectation of finding himself
Scrooge glanced about him on the floor, in the expectation of finding himself
- For he had an expectation that the conduct of his future self
For he had an expectation that the conduct of his future self
How to stop being a victim to your expectations | 6 practical steps | Linda Raynier
- So today I'm going to dive into this topic a little bit more and really explain to you what an expectation is and the impact that it can have on you and how to transmute it and turn it into something that is more positive, more free flowing, more in line with who you are.
So today I'm going to dive into this topic a little bit more and really explain to you what an expectation is and the impact that it can have on you and how to transmute it and turn it into something that is more positive, more free flowing, more in line with who you are.
- So today I'm going to dive into this topic a little bit more and really explain to you what an expectation is and the impact that it can have on you,
So today I'm going to dive into this topic a little bit more and really explain to you what an expectation is and the impact that it can have on you,