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anticipation

/ anticipation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
"each of them had their own anticipations"
"an indicator of expectancy in development"
Type of:
expectation outlook prospect
Kinds of:
life expectancy
Derived:
expect look await wait
noun Sense 2
pleasurable expectation
Type of:
expectation
Kinds of:
suspense fever hope
noun Sense 3
some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one
"there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"
"the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock"
Type of:
entity
noun Sense 4
wishing with confidence of fulfillment
Type of:
hopefulness
Derived:
expect look await wait
noun Sense 5
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Type of:
reasoning logical thinking abstract thought
Kinds of:
projection prophecy prognostication vaticination prefiguration
Derived:
predict foretell prognosticate call forebode
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
2
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expectation outlook prospect life expectancy suspense fever hope entity hopefulness reasoning logical thinking abstract thought