anticipation B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #13504 Meanings 1 noun A feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen. The fans waited with great anticipation for the concert to begin. 2 noun The act of expecting or preparing for something before it happens. In anticipation of the storm, they boarded up the windows. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a feeling of excitement... expectancyexpectation 2 noun · the act of expecting or... expectationprediction More expectingness Word family Forms anticipations Derived forms anticipationismanticippointmentteleoanticipationunanticipation Related forms anticipateanticipatoranticipatory Etymology AI details From Middle English anticipacioun, from Middle French anticipation and its etymon Latin anticipātiō, anticipātiōnem. anticipacioun Middle English anticipation Middle French anticipātiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # anticipation **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 13504 ## Meanings 1. A feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen. 2. The act of expecting or preparing for something before it happens. ## Examples - The fans waited with great anticipation for the concert to begin. - In anticipation of the storm, they boarded up the windows. ## Synonyms - expectingness ## Derived Forms - anticipationism - anticippointment - teleoanticipation - unanticipation ## Related Forms - anticipate - anticipator - anticipatory ## Roots and Affixes - Root: anticipacioun - Root: anticipation - Root: anticipātiō ## Etymology From Middle English anticipacioun, from Middle French anticipation and its etymon Latin anticipātiō, anticipātiōnem. ## AI Etymology Anticipation comes from Middle English anticipacioun, from Middle French anticipation and its etymon Latin anticipātiō, anticipātiōnem. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown