Anticipation Meaning
/ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
nounThe eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
Sentence Examples
An exhibition was given in anticipation of the Queen's visit.
Thanking you in anticipation.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ of the birthday party grew with every passing hour before the celebration.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fans were full of ____ as the concert was finally about to begin.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English anticipacioun, from Middle French anticipation and its etymon Latin anticipātiō, anticipātiōnem.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery, and your secrecy to the king and queen moult no feather."
— c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
"The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
"[M]any Men give themſelves up to the firſt anticipations of their minds, and are very tenacious of the Opinions that firſt poſſeſs them; [...]"
— a. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: […], London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], published 1706, →OCLC, § 25, page 81:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ of the birthday party grew with every passing hour before the celebration.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fans were full of ____ as the concert was finally about to begin.