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expectation meaning in Sanskrit

प्रतीक्षा pratīkṣā

UK/ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/

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Australia/ˌek.spekˈtæɪ.ʃən/

expectation in Sanskrit: प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā), श्रद्धा (śraddhā́). In English, expectation means the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

Sanskrit words for expectation

expectation, consideration, respect, attention
प्रतीक्षा pratīkṣā
expectation, desire
श्रद्धा śraddhā́

English meaning of expectation

  1. noun The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
  2. noun That which is expected or looked for.
  3. noun An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.
  4. noun The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.

Full definition of expectation

expectation in a sentence

  • He struggled with his parents' expectations.

expectation in other languages

Questions about expectation in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of expectation in Sanskrit?
Expectation in Sanskrit is प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā), श्रद्धा (śraddhā́).
expectation इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Expectation: प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā), श्रद्धा (śraddhā́).
What does expectation mean in English?
Expectation means the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “expectation”: प्रतीक्षा, श्रद्धा. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: expectation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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