anticipation

an-tic-i-pa-tion · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction.

  2. 2.

    A feeling of excited expectation about something that is going to happen.

  3. 3.

    (music) A note or chord that is played before the main beat and held into it.

Forms

plural: anticipations

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    in anticipation of — In preparation for; expecting.
  • •
    eager anticipation — Excited expectation.
  • •
    sense of anticipation — A feeling that something important is about to happen.

Related words

Antonyms: shock, surprise
See also: anticipate, anticipated, excitement, expectation
Synonyms: excitement, expectancy, expectation, hope

Etymology

From Latin anticipatio ("a preconception"), from anticipare ("to take beforehand"), from ante ("before") + capere ("to take").