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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•tic•i•pa•tion (an tis′ə pā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated.
- realization in advance;
foretaste. - expectation or hope.
- previous notion;
slight previous impression. - intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience.
- Lawa premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.
- Music and Dancea tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.
- Latin anticipātiōn- (stem of anticipātiō), equivalent. to anticipāt(us) (past participle; see anticipate) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle French)
- (1540–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: anticipation /ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ n - the act of anticipating; expectation, premonition, or foresight
- the act of taking or dealing with funds before they are legally available or due
- an unstressed, usually short note introduced before a downbeat and harmonically related to the chord immediately following it
an•tic•i•pate /ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. - to realize or feel beforehand; foresee: [~ + object]We anticipate a sell-out crowd tonight.[~ + verb-ing]We anticipate running into problems.[~ + that clause]The government hadn't anticipated that the economy would fall so fast.
- to look forward to, esp. confidently or with pleasure: [~ + object]I was anticipating my promotion.[~ + verb-ing]anticipates getting a promotion.[~ + that clause]anticipates that you will get your promotion.
- to perform (an action) before another has had time to act:[~ + object]We anticipated our rival's strategy and made the first move.
- to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made:[~ + object]anticipated the surgeon by handing her the scalpel before she asked for it.
- to make (some action) ineffective by countering it in advance:[~ + object]We anticipated their attack by stationing our bombers to the south.
an•ti•ci•pa•tion /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -cep-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•tic•i•pate (an tis′ə pāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. - to realize beforehand;
foretaste or foresee:to anticipate pleasure. - to expect;
look forward to;
be sure of:to anticipate a favorable decision. - to perform (an action) before another has had time to act.
- to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made:He anticipated each of my orders.
- to nullify, prevent, or forestall by taking countermeasures in advance:to anticipate a military attack.
- to consider or mention before the proper time:to anticipate more difficult questions.
- to be before (another) in doing, thinking, achieving, etc.:Many modern inventions were anticipated by Leonardo da Vinci.
- Business[Finance.]
- to expend (funds) before they are legitimately available for use.
- to discharge (an obligation) before it is due.
v.i. - to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance.
- Latin anticipātus taken before, anticipated (past participle of anticipāre), equivalent. to anti- (variant of ante- ante-) + -cip- (combining form of capere to take) + -ātus -ate1
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See expect.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged preclude, obviate.
Despite claims that anticipate should only be used to mean "to perform (an action) or respond to (a question, etc.) in advance'' or "to forestall,'' it has been used widely since the 18th century as a synonym for expect, often with an implication of pleasure:We anticipate a large turnout at the next meeting.This use is standard in all types of speech and writing. |