noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
expectation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
Used for forming an idea about what will happen in the future, based on reasoning, data, or intuition. Covers both personal expectations and formal forecasts.
明日の天気を予想するのは難しい。
It's difficult to predict tomorrow's weather.
彼の予想は見事に当たった。
His prediction turned out to be spot on.
予想以上の結果が出た。
We got results beyond expectations.