CEFR B2

expectancy

noun

Meaning

expectancy means expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses expectancy to mean expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
The teacher asked students to find expectancy in the reading.

Synonyms: expectingness

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expectancy (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses expectancy to mean expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
The teacher asked students to find expectancy in the reading.
Check the words around expectancy to choose the right meaning.

How to Use expectancy

a/the expectancy (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a expectancy."
expectancy in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked expectancy in context before translating it."

Synonyms of expectancy

Words with a similar meaning to expectancy:

expectingness

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