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Expectancy vs Anticipating - What's the difference?

expectancy | anticipating |

As a noun expectancy

is expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

As a verb anticipating is

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expectancy

English

Noun

(expectancies)
  • expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something
    • (Milton)
  • the state of being expected
  • something expected or awaited
  • * Shakespeare
    • The expectancy and rose of the fair state.

    Synonyms

    * expectingness

    Derived terms

    * life expectancy

    anticipating

    English

    Verb

    (head)