beyond expectation

  • 1beyond expectation — more than was anticipated, greater than expected …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2Beyond — Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that flaming… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Beyond sea — Beyond Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4expectation — noun (usually expectations) ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, high, lofty (esp. AmE) ▪ modest ▪ I have modest expectations about what my research can accomplish …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 5expectation — ex|pec|ta|tion W2S2 [ˌekspekˈteıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] what you think or hope will happen expectation that ▪ For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die. in (the) expectation of sth ▪ Anne left Germany in the expectation of …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6expectation */*/*/ — UK [ˌekspekˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms expectation : singular expectation plural expectations 1) [countable/uncountable] the belief that something will happen expectation of: The team set off without any expectation of success. in expectation …

    English dictionary

  • 7expectation — / ekspek teISFn/ noun (C, U) 1 the belief that something will happen because it is likely or planned: your expectation is that: My expectation is that interest rates will go up. | against/contrary to (all) expectations: Against all expectations,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8expectation — ex|pec|ta|tion [ ,ekspek teıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the belief that something will happen: expectation of: The team set off without any expectation of success. in expectation of: His associate had given the information in expectation… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9To go beyond — Beyond Be*yond , prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. [1913 Webster] Beyond that… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10expectation of life — noun the average duration of life beyond a person s attained age, as shown by mortality tables …