Expectation
Nouns
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expectation, expectance, expectancy
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anticipation, reckoning, calculation
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foresight etc. Foresight. contemplation, prospection, lookout
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prospect, perspective, horizon, vista
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destiny etc. Destiny. suspense, waiting, abeyance
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curiosity etc. [The desire of knowledge.] Curiosity
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anxious expectation, ardent expectation, eager expectation, breathless expectation, sanguine expectation
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torment of Tantalus. hope etc. Hope
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trust etc. (belief) Belief
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auspices etc. (prediction) Prediction
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assurance, confidence, presumption, reliance.
Verbs
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expect
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look for, look out for, look forward to
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hope for
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anticipate
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have in prospect, have in contemplation
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keep in view
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contemplate, promise oneself
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not wonder at etc. Wonder, not wonder if. wait for, tarry for, lie in wait for, watch for, bargain for
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keep a good lookout for, keep a sharp lookout for
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await
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stand at 'attention'" abide, bide one's time, watch. foresee etc. Foresight
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prepare for etc. Preparation
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forestall etc. (be early) Earliness
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count upon etc. (believe in) Belief
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think likely etc. (probability) Probability. lead one to expect etc. (predict) Prediction
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have in store for etc. (destiny) Destiny. prick up one's ears, hold one's breath.
Adjectives
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expectant
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expecting etc. v.
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in expectation etc. n.
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on the watch etc. (vigilant) Care [Vigilance.]
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open-eyed, open-mouthed, in wide-eyed anticipation
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agape, gaping, all agog
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on tenterhooks, on tiptoe, on the tiptoe of expectation
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aux aguets
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ready
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curious etc. [The desire of knowledge.] Curiosity
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looking forward to. expected etc. v.
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long expected, foreseen
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in prospect etc. n.
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prospective
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in one's eye, in one's view, in the horizon, on the horizon, just over the horizon, just around the corner, around the corner
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impending etc. (destiny) Destiny.
Adverbs
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on the watch etc. adj.
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with breathless expectation etc. n.
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with bated breath, with rapt anticipation
Phrases
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we shall see
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expectation whirls me round" [Troilus and Cressida]
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the light at the end of the tunnel.