expectation
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/US /ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/
Meaning
noun
a belief that something will happen because it is likely
“expectation of something, We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery.”
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“Because almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”
📺 Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement AddressLearn this word in the video →
“those moments where you can be surrounded by people yet you don't really see hear or feel them but I could sense their expectations when the dust settled all I knew was”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
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