Anticipation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an expectation

something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔːdeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/antˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/antˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈɔːdeɪt/.

Examples

each of them had their own anticipations
an indicator of expectancy in development

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prediction expectation prevision expectancy

Parts of Speech

noun	an expectation
noun	something expected (as on the basis of a norm) “each of them had their own anticipations”
noun	the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
noun	anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

Word Forms

expectant	adjective	marked by eager anticipation
expect	verb	look forward to the probable occurrence of
predict	verb	make a prediction about; tell in advance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorwegnahme

eine Erwartung

🇪🇸Spanish

anticipación

una expectativa

🇮🇹Italian

anticipazione

un'aspettativa

🇳🇱Dutch

anticipatie

een verwachting

🇵🇹Portuguese

antecipação

uma expectativa

🇷🇺Russian

ожидание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रत्याशा

एक उम्मीद

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাশা

একটি প্রত্যাশা

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்பார்ப்பு

ஒரு எதிர்பார்ப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎదురుచూపు

ఒక నిరీక్షణ

🇮🇳Marathi

अपेक्षा

एक अपेक्षा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપેક્ષા

એક અપેક્ષા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ

ಒಂದು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതീക്ഷ

ഒരു പ്രതീക്ഷ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਮੀਦ

ਇੱਕ ਉਮੀਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

توقع

ایک توقع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预期

一种期望

🇯🇵Japanese

期待

🇰🇷Korean

예기

기대

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dự đoán

một sự mong đợi

🇹🇭Thai

ความคาดหมาย

ความคาดหวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

antisipasi

sebuah harapan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-asa

isang inaasahan

🇲🇾Malay

jangkaan

satu jangkaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الترقب

توقع

🇮🇷Persian

پیش بینی

یک انتظار

🇹🇷Turkish

beklenti

bir beklenti

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶקדֵם

ציפייה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'anticipation'?

The primary meaning of 'anticipation' is 'an expectation'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'anticipation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'anticipation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'anticipation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'anticipation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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