Anticipation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anticipation is a noun meaning The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
Meaning
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
More Meanings
- The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
- (finance) Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.
- (rhetoric) Prolepsis.
- (music) A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a unison to a note in the next chord.
- (obsolete) Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.
Example Sentences
I was giddy with anticipation.
He waited in anticipation of the arrival of Christmas.
He waited with great anticipation for Christmas to arrive.
Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick.
Word Forms
- anticipations
Synonyms for anticipation
Depending on context, synonyms include expectingness, foresight, expectation, expectancy, prediction.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include expectation, expectancy, foresight, prediction, anticipatory, forethought.
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