expectancy

[US]/ɪkˈspektənsi/
[UK]/ɪkˈspektənsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. anticipation; the feeling or belief that something is going to happen in the future.

Phrases & Collocations

great expectancy

high expectancy

anticipate with expectancy

sense of expectancy

positive expectancy

low expectancy

meet expectancy

disappointing expectancy

realistic expectancy

fulfillment of expectancy

life expectancy

expectancy theory

Example Sentences

they waited with an air of expectancy .

expectancy is communicated both by auditory and visual cues.

The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.

Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.

Tense with expectancy, I waited for my name to be called.

a life expectancy of 70 years.Also called In this sense, also called expectation

In the purply light of d usk the town looked peaceful and happy — enchanting even — and there was an engaging air of expectancy, of fun about to happen.

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