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    anticipation
    /anˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/

    noun

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishANTICIPATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ANTICIPATION definition: 1. a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future: 2. in…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › anticipationAnticipation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ANTICIPATION is a prior action that takes into account or forestalls a later action. How to use anticipation in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Anticipation.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › anticipationAnticipation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Anticipation is excitement, waiting eagerly for something you know is going to happen. Someone who has just proposed marriage waits in anticipation for a positive reply. Anticipation can be a nervous expectation, like when the birthday party waited in anticipation for Elmer to walk in so they could surprise him.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryANTICIPATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    ANTICIPATION meaning: 1. a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future: 2. in…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › anticipationANTICIPATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated. realization in advance; foretaste. expectation or hope. previous notion; slight previous impression. intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience. Law. a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › anticipationAnticipation - definition of anticipation by The Free Dictionary

    1. the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated. 2. realization in advance; foretaste. 3. expectation or hope. 4. intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience. 5. a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishANTICIPATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen. There's been an atmosphere of anticipation around here for a few days now. We await the next volume of this superb edition with keen anticipation. Synonyms: expectancy, hope, expectation, apprehension More Synonyms of anticipation. 2.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishanticipation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a feeling of excitement about something (usually something good) that is going to happen. The courtroom was filled with anticipation. Definition of anticipation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryANTICIPATION definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    the excited feeling of waiting for something to happen: The children were breathless with anticipation. in anticipation (of) in preparation for something happening: She's even decorated the spare room in anticipation of your visit.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › anticipation -ANTICIPATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Origin of anticipation 1 First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French, from Latin anticipātiōn-, stem of anticipātiō “innate notion, preconception,” from anticipāt(us) “taken before, anticipated” (past participle of anticipāre “to take before”; anticipate ) + -iō -ion