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anticipation
[an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn]
noun
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.
Law.Ìýa premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.
Music.Ìýa tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.
anticipation
/ æ²ÔËŒ³Ùɪ²õɪˈ±è±ðɪʃə²Ô /
noun
the act of anticipating; expectation, premonition, or foresight
the act of taking or dealing with funds before they are legally available or due
music an unstressed, usually short note introduced before a downbeat and harmonically related to the chord immediately following it Compare suspension
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- nonanticipation noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of anticipation1
Example Sentences
Saturday’s matinee and evening performances of “Hamlet†were also canceled in anticipation of the protests.
Jungkook, along with three other bandmates, were discharged from mandatory military service this week, prompting fan frenzy and increasing anticipation for a possible comeback.
The price of oil initially increased more than 4% when news of the US evacuation broke, in anticipation of regional insecurity potentially leading to supply problems.
But so far, he said, it wasn’t anything that worried him — though he noted his apartment building did start boarding up its windows in anticipation of what might come later this week.
The “pre-enforcement†lawsuit was filed “in anticipation of imminent legal retaliation against California’s school systems†for not complying with the agency’s directive by its Monday deadline, said California Atty.
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- apprehensionÌý
- hopeÌý
- joyÌý
- prospectÌý
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