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expectancy

/ɪkˈspektənsi/noun

उच्चारण इक्स्पेक्टन्सी

प्रत्याशा, उम्मीद

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen

    प्रत्याशा, उम्मीद

    • There was an air of expectancy in the hall before the results were announced.

    Synonyms anticipation expectation hope suspense

  2. 2

    [U, C]

    the amount of time that something is expected to last, especially in the phrase life expectancy

    प्रत्याशित अवधि, (जीवन-) प्रत्याशा

    • Life expectancy in India has risen steadily over the last fifty years.
◇Word family
expect verbexpectant adjectiveexpectation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

anticipation expectation hope suspense

§Grammar and usage

Usage: life expectancy means the number of years that a person is likely to live.

Usage में life expectancy का अर्थ है वह औसत वर्षों की संख्या जितना किसी व्यक्ति के जीवित रहने की संभावना है।