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expectations

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for expectations.

Editorial note

Unreasonable work expectations for product features and expectations that a person would be available anytime/any day weekends including to do work and support.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of expectations gathered in one view.

noun

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

noun

That which is expected or looked for.

noun

An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for expectations.

noun

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

noun

That which is expected or looked for.

noun

An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.

noun

The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.

Example sentences

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Unreasonable work expectations for product features and expectations that a person would be available anytime/any day weekends including to do work and support.

2

And they're still growing (at a rate faster than expenses are), even beating analyst expectations to this point.

3

Are you giving the CEO realistic expectations of when things will get done, including time for prerequisite things?

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> Unreasonable work expectations for product features and expectations that a person would be available anytime/any day weekends including to do work and support.

5

We thought it was good because at the time it exceeded or confounded our expectations of what an action-adventure game was.

6

That and your arbitrary expectations doesn't give you entitlement to someone else's private property.

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It's not as simple as waggling a finger at employers - expectations have to be managed at all points in the chain.

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There are very lax expectations of any profitability in the near term, so there seems to be large disincentives to invest heavily...

9

I'm not so much critical of the process as the apparent developer community attitude/reaction/expectations to a work in progress.

10

His expectations are fairly high, due to Minecraft and video games and whatever.

11

Now it is less valuable because we have seen that the company has failed to live up to those expectations.

12

We have no expectations of Python experience, we are willing to teach the right candidates.

Quote examples

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Some of it in my opinion is quite cultural, not purely psychological, based on background expectations of what wage spreads "should" be.

2

On the same topic, but contrary to what you are saying, organized secularism with rituals, values, expectations may only draw out this natural propensity towards "religion" in people even further.

3

They actually beat analyst expectations for revenue, but the sales pitch for a long time has been, "Revenue doesn't matter, because massive user growth!" That doesn't pan out so well when user growth is OK at best.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use expectations in a sentence?

Unreasonable work expectations for product features and expectations that a person would be available anytime/any day weekends including to do work and support.

What does expectations mean?

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

What part of speech is expectations?

expectations is commonly used as noun.