Expectative
Pronunciation: /ˈɪkspɛktˈˌeɪˌtiaɪˈvi/
Expectative (noun)
- A feeling of looking forward to something that might happen.
Examples
- The expectative of a promotion kept her motivated.
- His expectative of success drove him to work harder.
Common collocations: high expectative, create an expectative, manage expectatives