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anticipation

American  
[an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn] / ænˌtɪs əˈpeɪ ʃən /

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 British  
/ ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən /

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

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Other Word Forms

  • nonanticipation noun

Etymology

Origin of anticipation

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

Example Sentences

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“It keeps markets in a constant state of anticipation, as any unexpected deviation, whether toward a deeper slowdown or higher inflation, could significantly alter monetary policy expectations,” he says.

From MarketWatch

The massive funding round comes with anticipation that OpenAI is planning to become a publicly traded company this year as competition intesifies in the AI sector.

From Barron's

Everybody was leaning forward in anticipation, waiting for Kathy to start.

From Literature

My butterflies have been flapping about all day in anticipation of seeing him, like they’ve been rehearsing for a performance of The Nutcracker.

From Literature

Kenya's energy ministry on Wednesday denied that there was a shortage of fuel, accusing retailers of hoarding the commodity in anticipation of higher prices.

From BBC

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