<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.</li><li>the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.</li><li>Synonyms: trust, hope, anticipation, expectancy.</li><li>an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation.</li><li>something expected; a thing looked forward to.</li><li>Often expectations.</li><li>a prospect of future good or profit: to have great expectations.</li><li>the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that he will come.</li><li>Mathematics, Statistics: mathematical expectation.</li><li>the state of being expected: a large sum of money in expectation.</li></ul>