No. 2,970 in Polish
oczekiwaniami
"Expectations."
In a sentence
Moje oczekiwania wobec tego projektu są bardzo wysokie.
My expectations for this project are very high.
The word "oczekiwaniami" is used in the instrumental case ("wobec tego projektu" prepositional relationship addressing the expectations).
Spotkanie przebiegło zgodnie z oczekiwaniami.
The meeting went as expected.
Here, "with expectations" is employed to express accordance with expectations meeting went through.
Nie mogę uwierzyć, że ich oczekiwania były aż tak wygórowane.
I can't believe their expectations were that high.
The word "expectations" elaborates on the degree of expectation relative to perception.
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