- anticipation, expectancy - pleasurable expectation
--1 is a kind of expectation
--1 has particulars: suspense; fever; hope - anticipation, expectancy - something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
--2 is a kind of expectation, outlook, prospect
--2 has particulars: life expectancyDerived form: verb expect3