| advance |
to give or lend (money or items of value) in order to support a project or provide assistance, usually with expectation of repayment or profit. [1/14 definitions] |
| affluent |
based on or conditioned by prolonged prosperity and the expectation of continued prosperity, as a society. [1/3 definitions] |
| anticipation |
expectation or hope. [1/3 definitions] |
| bear2 |
one who believes that prices will fall in a particular market such as the stock market, esp. one who sells on the basis of this expectation. (Cf. bull1.) [1/5 definitions] |
| bull1 |
one who believes that prices will rise in a particular market such as the stock market, esp. one who buys on the basis of this expectation. (Cf. bear2.) [1/9 definitions] |
| cinch |
(informal) something sure to happen, or someone sure to carry out an expectation. [1/6 definitions] |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. [1/2 definitions] |
| double bind |
a situation in which a person can satisfy one expectation or demand only by failing to satisfy another; dilemma. |
| electric |
charged with tension or expectation. [1/4 definitions] |
| expectant |
characterized by expectation or anticipation. [1/3 definitions] |
| fear |
an emotion characterized by alarm, anxiety, and tension, often caused by an expectation of danger or pain; dread. [1/8 definitions] |
| fulfill |
to satisfy (a requirement, expectation, or desire). [1/4 definitions] |
| irony |
contrast between expectation and outcome, or an event or situation that contains such contrast. [1/3 definitions] |
| modal auxiliary |
an auxiliary verb, such as "can," "may," "must," or "should," that is used to modify the meaning of a main verb by including such notions as necessity, possibility, certainty, capability, advisability, potential, and expectation. |
| overexpectation |
combined form of expectation. |
| plan |
to have an intention or expectation (fol. by "on"). [1/7 definitions] |
| prospect |
foreseeable possibility; expectation. [1/5 definitions] |
| reckon |
(informal) to have a thought or expectation, or make a judgment that. [1/5 definitions] |
| supposed |
presumed or expected; used especially when fact differs or may differ from expectation (fol. by an infinitive with "to"). [1/5 definitions] |
| unbelievable |
very hard to believe; extremely unlikely or beyond any reasonable expectation. |
| unsuspecting |
having no expectation or suspicion that something might occur. |