expectation
Roget-categorie 507
4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties› 4.6. Extension of thought
›› 4.6.2. To the future
#507.
Expectation
zelfstandig naamwoord
expectation,
expectance,
expectancy —
anticipation,
reckoning,
calculation —
foresight
etc.
510.
contemplation,
prospection†,
lookout —
prospect,
perspective,
horizon,
vista —
destiny
etc.
152.
suspense,
waiting,
abeyance —
curiosity
etc.
455 —
anxious expectation,
ardent expectation,
eager expectation,
breathless expectation,
sanguine expectation —
torment of Tantalus.
hope
etc.
858 —
trust
etc.
(belief)
484 —
auspices
etc.
(prediction)
511 —
assurance,
confidence,
presumption,
reliance.
werkwoord
expect —
look for,
look out for,
look forward to —
hope for —
anticipate —
have in prospect,
have in contemplation —
keep in view —
contemplate,
promise oneself —
not wonder at
etc.
870,
not wonder if.
wait for,
tarry for,
lie in wait for,
watch for,
bargain for —
keep a good lookout for,
keep a sharp lookout for —
await —
stand at 'attention'"
abide,
bide one's time,
watch.
foresee
etc.
510 —
prepare for
etc.
673 —
forestall
etc.
(be early)
132 —
count upon
etc.
(believe in)
484 —
think likely
etc.
(probability)
472.
lead one to expect
etc.
(predict)
511 —
have in store for
etc.
(destiny)
152.
prick up one's ears,
hold one's breath.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
expectant —
expecting
etc.
v. —
in expectation
etc.
n. —
on the watch
etc.
(vigilant)
459 —
open-eyed,
open-mouthed,
in wide-eyed anticipation —
agape,
gaping,
all agog —
on tenterhooks,
on tiptoe,
on the tiptoe of expectation —
aux aguets† —
ready —
curious
etc.
455 —
looking forward to.
expected
etc.
v. —
long expected,
foreseen —
in prospect
etc.
n. —
prospective —
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 —
impending
etc.
(destiny)
152.
bijwoord
on the watch
etc.
adj. —
with breathless expectation
etc.
n. —
with bated breath,
with rapt anticipation —
arrectis auribus [Lat.].
uitdrukking
we shall see —
nous verrons [Fr.] —
expectation whirls me round"
[Troilus and Cressida];
the light at the end of the tunnel.
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