verwachting

Definitions of verwachting
  1. noun
    the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
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    projectie
    a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
    futurologie, godsspraak, perspectivisme, profetie, prognostica, prognostiek
    knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
    waarzeggerij, waarzeggerskunst, waarzegkunst, wichelarij
    the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
    type of:
    gedachtengang, redenatie, redenering
    thinking that is coherent and logical
  2. noun
    belief about (or mental picture of) the future
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    types:
    voorproef, voorproefje
    an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
    levenskans, levensverwachting
    an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities
    type of:
    credo, geloof
    any cognitive content held as true
  3. noun
    something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
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    types:
    levenskans, levensverwachting
    an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities
  4. noun
    an expectation
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