Anticipation Definition

ăn-tĭsə-pāshən
noun
The act of expecting or foreseeing something; expectation or presentiment.
American Heritage
An anticipating or being anticipated.
Webster's New World
An expectation.
American Heritage
Something anticipated or expected.
Webster's New World
Action taken in order to prevent or counteract something.
The police department's anticipation of unruly behavior after the championship game prevented mayhem.
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Other Word Forms of Anticipation

Noun

Singular:
anticipation
Plural:
anticipations

Origin of Anticipation

  • From Latin anticipatio; compare with French anticipation.

    From Wiktionary

Anticipation Sentence Examples

  • She closed the doors when she left the room, anticipation increasing her pulse.

  • The job gave him an anticipation of earnings.

  • We barely slept that night, in eager anticipation of glimpsing our first rays of sunshine!

  • The increase in customers resulted in an anticipation of increased demand.

  • I get frustrated sometimes, but... who was it that said anticipation was half the fun – or something like that?

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Words Starting With

AANANT

Words Ending With

NONION

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anticipation

Words Starting With A and Ending With N

Starts With A & Ends With NStarts With AN & Ends With NStarts With A & Ends With ON

Word Length

12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With A12 Letter Words Ending With N