expectation, expect a cion

[Lat. expectatio, exspectatio; from expect at us, exspectatus, pa. par. of expecto, exspecto; Fr. expectation; Sp. expect a cion.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. The act or state of expecting, looking forward to, or anticipating anything; anticipation. "When doubt is removed and the expectation becomes sanguine."-Cogan: On the Pa ions , pt. i., ch. ii. 2. The state of being expected, or looked for, A. Transitive : *1. To wait for, to await, to attend the coming of; to look for. "My father at the road expects my coming." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen of Verona, i. 1. 2. To look for; to have a previous apprehension of something future, whether good or bad; to an- ticipate. ""Tis more than we deserve or I expect ." Shakesp.: Richard III ., ii. 3. IMG:content-1275.png:[blocks in formation] other: as, an ex parte application or hearing. Thus the hearing of evidence by grand juries is ex parte . for, or anticipated. 3. That which is expected, anticipated, or looked for; the object of one's hopes or expectations. "Now clear I understand, Why our great expectation should be called The seed of woman." Milton: P. L. , xii. 378. 4. A prospect of future good; advantageous pros pects. "My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him." -Psalm lxii. 5. 5. A po e ion or display of qualities which give promise or excite expectations in others of future excellence; a state in which something excellent is or may be expected from a person. "How fit it will be for you, born so great a prince, and of so rare not only expectation but proof, to divert your thoughts from the way of goodne ." -Sidney. 6. The value of any prospective prize, po e ion, or advantage, which is dependent upon some uncertain event or contingency. II. Technically : 1. Arith.: In the same sense as I. 6. If on the doctrine of chances there is equal probability of an event on which the obtaining of $100 depends happening or not happening, the expectation of the receipt of that money is worth $50. If there are four chances to one in favor of its being obtained, the expectation is worth $80; if there are four to one against it, the expectation is valued at $20. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. expectation 2. Med .: A method of treatment of a disease by leaving it to the efforts of nature, without the use of active medicines, except in cases of nece ity. For the difference between expectation and hope, see HOPE. expectation of life, s. Life Annuities: The number of years which, on the doctrine of chances, a person of a given age may hope to live.