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anticipation

[ an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated.
  2. realization in advance; foretaste.
  3. expectation or hope.
  4. previous notion; slight previous impression.
  5. intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience.
  6. Law. a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.
  7. Music. a tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.


anticipation

/ æˌɪɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of anticipating; expectation, premonition, or foresight
  2. the act of taking or dealing with funds before they are legally available or due
  3. music an unstressed, usually short note introduced before a downbeat and harmonically related to the chord immediately following it Compare suspension
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDza·پi·貹tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of anticipation1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French, from Latin Գپپō-, stem of Գپپō “innate notion, preconception,” from Գپ(ܲ) “taken before, anticipated” (past participle of Գپ “to take before”; anticipate ) + -ion
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I feel that my life at the moment is filled with greater anticipation and excitement for what’s to come.

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There was very high anticipation that everyone was going to Vietnam.

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Both Grindavík and the nearby Blue Lagoon spa, a popular tourist destination, had already been ordered to evacuate in anticipation of the eruption.

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This time, the last seconds were full of joyous anticipation.

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Hershiser has allowed himself a moment or two to have some fun with the anticipation of greatness.

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