expectations
1.the act or the state of expecting :
to wait in expectation.
2.
the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
3.
an expectant mental attitude:
a high pitch of expectation.
4.
something expected; a thing looked forward to.
5.
Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit:
to have great expectations.
6.
the degree of probability that something will occur:
There is little expectation that he will come.
7.
Statistics. mathematical expectation.