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What does "expectations" mean?

Vocabulary Word: expectations

1. Definition (n.) belief that someone will or should do something; belief that something will happen in the future.

Examples Maybe I liked the book better than you because I went into it without any expectations. You thought it was going to be the best thing you’d ever read.

Examples The teacher had the expectation that her students would all study for the exam, but everyone failed.

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MotherEarth

Canada

It’s hard to have high expectation which to push republicans to change Gun Low in Congress . However , The last messy shooting in US made a great expectation to vote using Gun by American people in usa

05:01 AM Dec 09 2015 |

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