anticipation

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˌæntɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ 🇺🇸 /æˌntɪsəˈpeɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act of anticipating or looking forward to something; expectation or hope about a future event.; The act of taking action before something happens; doing something in advance.; A feeling of excitement or eagerness about something that is about to happen.; The act of foreseeing or predicting a future event and preparing for it.; In music, a note or chord that occurs before the beat on which it would normally be expected, creating a sense of forward motion.; In law, the prior use or disclosure of an invention that may invalidate a patent claim.; In psychology, the process of preparing for or expecting a future stimulus or event, often involving mental rehearsal.; In genetics, the phenomenon where a hereditary disorder manifests at an earlier age or with increased severity in successive generations.; The act of using or enjoying something before it is rightfully due or available; premature consumption.; In philosophy, a preconceived notion or pre-judgment that shapes one's understanding of experience.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: anticipations

Collocations

in anticipation ofwith anticipationbuild anticipationheighten anticipationkeen anticipationeager anticipationbreathless anticipation

Derivatives

anticipateanticipatoryanticipativeanticipatorunanticipatedanticipated

Synonyms

expectationexpectancyforesightprospecthopepremonition

Antonyms

surpriseretrospection

Commonly confused

expectation
EN: 'Anticipation' implies looking forward with excitement or anxiety; 'expectation' is more neutral and often implies greater certainty about the outcome.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the 'i' before '-pation': 'anticipation', not 'anticapation'. It follows the pattern of 'anticipate' → 'anticipation'.

💬 Examples

  1. The children waited in anticipation for the arrival of Santa Claus.

  2. In anticipation of the storm, the family stocked up on supplies.

  3. There was a sense of anticipation in the air before the concert began.

  4. The company's success was due in part to its anticipation of market trends.

  5. The composer used anticipation to create tension before the resolution of the chord.

  6. The patent was invalidated due to anticipation by a prior publication.

  7. The athlete's anticipation of the opponent's move gave her a competitive advantage.

  8. Huntington's disease is a classic example of genetic anticipation.

  9. He spent his inheritance in anticipation of future earnings that never materialized.

  10. Kant discussed anticipation as a principle that allows us to predict the degree of sensation.