expectation

«expectation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a belief that something will happen — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an expectation, expectations)

meaning for a pupil

1) An expectation is a belief that something will happen. tree →

2) Expectations are what people hope or require someone to do or be: «high expectations». tree →

3) (maths) Expectation is the average result you expect over many tries, as in probability. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means what a person hopes for or waits for, especially hope placed in God. Interpretation: Proverbs teaches that the hopes of the wicked come to nothing while the righteous hope is joy. The tradition reads hope in God as a mark of faith. In the primary lessons: In school, teachers have expectations for behaviour and work. In stories, things can go «against all expectations». In probability it is what you expect on average. Phrases: «high expectations», «live up to expectations», «beyond expectations», «against all expectations».

examples

• And I said: 'My strength is perished, and mine expectation from the LORD.' (Writings LAM.3.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. (Writings PRO.10.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish, and the hope of strength perisheth. (Writings PRO.11.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• The team did better than expectations. tree →
• The film didn't live up to my expectations. tree →
• Our teacher has high expectations. tree →
• Against all expectations, the little horse won. tree →
• If you flip a coin 100 times, the expectation is 50 heads. tree →
• There is an expectation that everyone helps tidy up. tree →
• While they were assembled in anxious expectation of some terrible calamity, out came a Mouse. tree →

note

Countable. Verb: expect. Maths: expected value = number of tries × probability, an average, not a promise.

In the corpora

• And they shall be dismayed and ashamed, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
• For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
• The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
• When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish, and the hope of strength perisheth.
• The desire of the righteous is only good; but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «expectation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.