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The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ. And told them the Messiah now was born. Milton.

Belief in, or expectation of, the millennium; millenarianism.

Absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for. Neither was there aught missing unto them. 1 Sam. xxv. 7. For a time caught up to God, as once Moses was in the mount, and missing long. Milton.

To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation. Thou hast mocked me, and told me lies. Judg. xvi. 13. He will not ... Mock us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence. Milton.

del of a machine which can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or expected to do.

e; to depress. The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly mortified our expectations. Evelyn. How often is the ambitious man mortified with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought! Addison.

To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett.

A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack. Carew.

Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a notional man.

occurence of a railway collision. Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. I. Watts.

In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect punctuality; a satire on society.

or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics.

nd fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result; as, to pack a jury or a causes. The expected council was dwindling into . . . a packed assembly of Italian bishops. Atterbury.

t successfully; to be approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass.

Expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty; not overeager; composed. Not patient to expect the turns of fate. Prior.

. Figures or little features, of which the description had produced in you no phantasm or expectation. Jer. Taylor.

d; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to Ant: pain, Ant: sorrow, etc. At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Ps. xvi. 11.

poem, comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. If the plot or intrigue must be natural, and such as springs from the subject, then the winding up of the plot must be a probable consequence of all that went before. Pope.

Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected; as:

To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door. He popped a paper into his hand. Milton.