expectative / (linguistics) A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.

plural of expecter

Relating to expectation.

plural of expectative

plural of expecting

Obsolete form of expectable.

plural of expectant

(of a person) The amount of time one is expected to live. / (figuratively, by extension, of an idea or an object) The amount of time something is expected to last.

(psychology) A failed prophecy, leading to a form of cognitive dissonance in the believer.

(probability theory) The weighted average of outcome values, using probability as the weighting function.