a belief that something will happen because it is likely

She went to college with great expectations.

to have high/low expectations

I don't want to raise your expectations too much.

The results exceeded our expectations.

The numbers attending fell short of expectations.

The event did not live up to expectations.

There was an air of expectation and great curiosity.

He has high expectations for the team.

The White House said that they did not have any grand expectations for today's meeting.

a strong belief about the way something should happen or how somebody should behave

Unfortunately the new software has failed to meet expectations.

Some parents have unrealistic expectations of their children.

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