JLPT N3Kanji compounds

期待

Readingきたいkitai

Meaning
良いことが起こるだろうと心待ちにすること
Explanation
「期待(きたい)」 is the feeling of looking forward to something good happening. It is used like 「結果に期待する」. 「予想」 means to think ahead regardless of good or bad, so it does not express a feeling of excitedly waiting.
Original Japanese explanation

「期待(きたい)」は、良いことが起こるだろうと心待ちにする気持ちです。「結果に期待する」のように使います。「予想」は良し悪しに関係なく前もって考えることなので、わくわく待つ気持ちは表しません。

Examples
  • 結果に期待する

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