Anticipation Definition

ăn-tĭsə-pāshən
noun
The act of expecting or foreseeing something; expectation or presentiment.
American Heritage
An anticipating or being anticipated.
Webster's New World
An expectation.
American Heritage
Something anticipated or expected.
Webster's New World
Action taken in order to prevent or counteract something.
The police department's anticipation of unruly behavior after the championship game prevented mayhem.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Anticipation

Noun

Singular:
anticipation
Plural:
anticipations

Origin of Anticipation

  • From Latin anticipatio; compare with French anticipation.

    From Wiktionary

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