CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS

Meaning of CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS in English

See ↑ EXPECT 8

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CONTRARY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRARY — (a.) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — ( a. ) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — — contrarily /kon"trer euh lee, keuhn trair"-/ , adv. — contrariness , n. /kon"trer ee/ ; for 5 also /keuhn …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — I. ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē, -ˌtre-rē noun ( plural -trar·ies ) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTRARY — noun ·see contraries. 2. contrary ·noun an opponent; an enemy. 3. contrary ·adj opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent. 4. contrary ·noun …
Webster English vocab
EXPECTATIONS — archaic one's prospects of inheritance. → expectation
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONTRARY — [con.trary] n, pl -trar.ies (13c) 1: a fact or condition incompatible with another: opposite--usu. used with the 2: one of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTRARY — I . / ˈkɒntrəri; NAmE ˈkɑːntreri/ adjective , noun —see also contrary (II) ■ adjective 1. contrary to sth different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRARY — I. con ‧ tra ‧ ry 1 AC /ˈkɒntrəri $ ˈkɑːntreri/ BrE AmE noun 1 . on the contrary/quite the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
CONTRARY — 1. Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. This view is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRARY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against/contrary to expectations (= very different to what someone expected ) ▪ Contrary to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTRARY — See: ON THE CONTRARY, TO THE CONTRARY.
Slang English vocab
CONTRARY — adj. VERBS ▪ be , run , seem ▪ These results run ~ to our expectations. ▪ It seems ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EXPECTATIONS — • ↑ come up to sb's standards/expectations etc • ↑ contrary to expectations • ↑ not live up to (sb's) …
Longman Activator English vocab
CONTRARY — n. 25B6; adjective contrary views : OPPOSITE, opposing, opposed, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical, incompatible, irreconcilable. she was sulky and contrary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXPECTATIONS — n. 1) to come up to, meet ~ 2) to exceed, surpass ~ 3) to fall short of ~ 4) …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CONTRARY — adj. 1 opposite, opposing, opposed, different, contradictory, conflicting, antagonistic Set aside enough time to hear the contrary side of the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CONTRARY — noun BAD : It is impossible to tell whether a man is married or NOT. On the contrary, women usually …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXPECTATIONS — Математические expectations: dampened ~ несбывшиеся намерения expectations: dampened ~ несбывшиеся намерения legitimate ~ оправданные ожидания meet ~ соответствовать ожиданиям rational …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRARY — 1. сущ. 1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules ≈ Он действует …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXPECTATIONS — Надежда
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRARY — contrary.ogg 1. ʹkɒntrərı n 1. (the contrary) нечто противоположное, обратное on the contrary - наоборот to the contrary - в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTRARY — 1. contrary сущ.1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules — Он действует …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CONTRARY — 1. ʹkɒntrərı n 1. (the contrary) нечто противоположное, обратное on the contrary - наоборот to the contrary - в обратном …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRARY — 1. ˈkɔntr(ə)rɪ сущ. 1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность ( тж. the contrary ) His actions are contrary to the rules …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONTRARY — 1. ['°€«Ї(†)ЇЎ] contrary.wav сущ. 1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules — Он действует не …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONTRARY — 1. _n. нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность; unless I hear to the contrary - если я не услышу чего-нибудь иного, противоположного; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CONTRARY — 1. n. нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность; unless I hear to the contrary - если я не услышу чего-нибудь иного, противоположного; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CONTRARY — прил. противоположный - contrary to contract - contrary to law - contrary to - on the contrary
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
CONTRARY — 1. _n. нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность; on the contrary наоборот; to the contrary в обратном смысле, иначе; unless I hear …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CONTRARY — противоположный, обратный; противный; противоречащий contrary to law — незаконный, противозаконный, противоправный; to the contrary — в обратном смысле, иначе; unless the contrary is …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
EXPECTATIONS — - rational expectations - role expectations - social expectations
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXPECTATIONS — Математические expectations: dampened ~ несбывшиеся намерения expectations: dampened ~ несбывшиеся намерения legitimate ~ оправданные ожидания meet ~ соответствовать ожиданиям rational …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRARY — 1. сущ. 1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules ≈ Он действует …
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EXPECTATION — / ˌekspekˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] expectation (of sth) | expectation (that ... ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EXPECTATION — ex ‧ pec ‧ ta ‧ tion S3 W2 /ˌekspekˈteɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EXPECTATION — ( expectations) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your expectations are your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UNREALISTIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (= expectations that are too high ) ▪ I think you had unrealistic …
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TAKE
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SURPASS — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES exceed/surpass sb's expectations (= be or do better than you hoped or expected ) ▪ …
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SHORT
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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RIGHT
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RATIONAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a logical/rational explanation (= one that is based on facts ) ▪ Physics finally gave …
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