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feminine

/ekspektaˈtiβa/

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Translation

expectation

Word origin

From Latin expectativus, from expectare ('to await, look out for'), from ex ('out') plus spectare ('to watch, look at').

Origin
Latin
Root
expectare
English cognates
expectation, spectator

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralexpectativas

Examples

superó .

The film exceeded all my expectations.

mucha .

There is a lot of expectation about the new project.

¿ ?

What are your expectations for this year?

.

I do not want to create false expectations.

¡ !

The expectation before the concert was huge!

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