Expectation (noun)

1. A belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.
2. The act or state of looking forward to an event as likely to happen.
3. The degree of likelihood that an event will occur.
4. The thing expected; a thing looked forward to.

Origin:

From middle english expectacioun, from latin expectatio ("expectation, waiting, delay"), from expectō ("i look out for, wait for, expect").

Examples:

1. He had high expectations for his son.
2. We had expectations of a warm welcome.
3. The expectations for the new product were high.
4. The company exceeded our expectations.
5. They had no expectations of winning the game.