anticipantadj.n.

/ænˈtɪsɪpənt/

Etymology: < Latin anticipānt-em, present participle of anticipā-re (see anticipate adj.); or < its French repr. anticipant.

A. adj.

1. Operating in advance, prevenient, ‘preventing’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > anticipating or forestalling

lurching1577

anticipating1611

anticipanta1631

anticipative1664

anticipatory1669

forecoming1860

proactive1951

pre-empting1965

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 240 By Antecedent and anticipant, without concomitant and auxiliant grace.

c1828 R. Southey Life (1850) V. 364 It was not forged by unseen hands, Anticipant of Jove's commands.

1854 B. Taylor Poems of Orient 171 Exercising power anticipant.

2. Apprehending beforehand, looking forward, expectant.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [adjective]

expectanta1425

prevenient1765

anticipative1797

anticipant1798

contemplative1816

tense1821

prospective1850

at wait1873

1798 R. Southey Rose in Wks. VI. 107 The first pangs Of wakening guilt, anticipant of Hell.

1825 R. Southey in Q. Rev. XXXII. 386 His mind..was retrospective rather than anticipant.

B. n.

One who anticipates; an anticipator.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > anticipation > one who anticipates or forestalls

anticipant1849

forestaller1870

1849 M. Arnold To Gipsy Child in Strayed Reveller 95 O meek anticipant of that sure pain.

1854 B. Taylor L'Envoi in Strayed Reveller 95 The sweet anticipant of dawn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online November 2010).

单词	anticipant
释义	anticipantadj.n. /ænˈtɪsɪpənt/ Etymology: < Latin anticipānt-em, present participle of anticipā-re (see anticipate adj.); or < its French repr. anticipant. A. adj. 1. Operating in advance, prevenient, ‘preventing’. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > anticipating or forestalling lurching1577 anticipating1611 anticipanta1631 anticipative1664 anticipatory1669 forecoming1860 proactive1951 pre-empting1965 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 240 By Antecedent and anticipant, without concomitant and auxiliant grace. c1828 R. Southey Life (1850) V. 364 It was not forged by unseen hands, Anticipant of Jove's commands. 1854 B. Taylor Poems of Orient 171 Exercising power anticipant. 2. Apprehending beforehand, looking forward, expectant. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [adjective] expectanta1425 prevenient1765 anticipative1797 anticipant1798 contemplative1816 tense1821 prospective1850 at wait1873 1798 R. Southey Rose in Wks. VI. 107 The first pangs Of wakening guilt, anticipant of Hell. 1825 R. Southey in Q. Rev. XXXII. 386 His mind..was retrospective rather than anticipant. B. n. One who anticipates; an anticipator. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > anticipation > one who anticipates or forestalls anticipant1849 forestaller1870 1849 M. Arnold To Gipsy Child in Strayed Reveller 95 O meek anticipant of that sure pain. 1854 B. Taylor L'Envoi in Strayed Reveller 95 The sweet anticipant of dawn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < adj.n.a1631
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