German word

erwartungsgemäß

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtʊŋsgəˌmɛːs/

Meaning

  • adverbas expected

Example

Das Ergebnis war erwartungsgemäß.

The result was as expected.

Illustration for erwartungsgemäß (as expected)

More examples

Die Premiere ging erwartungsgemäß über die Bühne.

The premiere went as expected.

Core concept

Events unfold within the range that earlier expectations had allowed for.

Common phrases

  • ging erwartungsgemäß über die Bühne

    went as expected

Similar words

wie erwartet: Just as was anticipated earlier.
entsprechenderweise: In a way shaped by the information or conditions already known.
vorhersehbarerweise: In a way that could easily have been predicted.
wie vermutet: As earlier guesses had indicated.

Definition in German

erwartungsgemäß beschreibt ein Ereignis, das mit den zuvor geäußerten Erwartungen übereinstimmt.

Word origin

The German compound uses Erwartung for an anticipated outcome and gemäß for agreement with it, producing an adverb of expected conformity.

Usage tips

  • Erwartungsgemäß concerns what was expected, whereas wie geplant concerns what was deliberately arranged.

Other meanings

  • sure enoughadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Erwartungserfüllungfulfillment of expectationsnoun
  • erwartbarpredictableadjective

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