Can Expectation Be Plural?
2[Countable, Usually Plural, Uncountable] a Hope That Something Good Will Happen She Went to College with Great Expectations. There Was an Air of Expectation...
2[countable, usually plural, uncountable] a hope that something good will happen She went to college with great expectations. There was an air of expectation. The results exceeded our expectations. The numbers attending fell short of expectations.
Is expectations singular or plural?
The noun expectation can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be expectation. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be expectations e.g. in reference to various types of expectations or a collection of expectations.
How do you use expectations?
- These sanguine expectations were not fully realized. ...
- These expectations have been only partially fulfilled. ...
- Now my expectations have changed so much that I'm annoyed everything isn't already connected to the Internet.
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