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Happen :: Happen (v. i.) To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.

Hope :: Hope (v. i.) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.

Prospect :: Prospect (v.) That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success..

Hopeless :: Hopeless (a.) Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

Expectative :: Expectative (n.) Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace..

Mock :: Mock (v. t.) To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation..

Expectant :: Expectant (a.) Waiting in expectation; looking fo.

Rise :: Rise (v.) To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations..

Expectative :: Expectative (a.) Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.

Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand..

Disappointed :: Disappointed (a.) Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope..

Hope :: Hope (v. i.) To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for..

Fear :: Fear (n.) A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread..

Disappointment :: Disappointment (n.) The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration..

Expectation :: Expectation (n.) The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank..

Expectation :: Expectation (n.) The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.

Preexpectation :: Preexpectation (n.) Previous expectation.

Pleasure :: Pleasure (n.) The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to pain, sorrow, etc..

Expect :: Expect (n.) Expectation.

Despair :: Despair (v. i.) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.

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