DIMENSIONS: EVALUATION / Perspective
R E F E R E N C E S
Anticipation v.t. 1. to realize beforehand; foresee. 2. to expect: to anticipate a favorable decision. 3. to perform [an action] before another has had time to act. 4. to foresee and act in advance of. 5. to cause to occur earlier than in the normal course of events. 6. to nullify, prevent, or forestall by taking countermeasures in advance: to anticipate a blow. [< L anticipát(us) taken before, anticipated [ptp. of anticipáre) = anti- (var. of ante before) + -cip- (var. of cap- take) + átus -ATE1]
-Syn. 1. See expect.
Anticipation n. 1. the act of anticipating. 2. the state of being anticipated. 3. realization in advance; expectation; hope. 4. intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience. 5. Music. a tone introduced in advnace of its harmony so that is sounds against the preceding chord. [< L anaticipátión- (s. of anticipátió) = anticipát(us) (ptp.; see Anticipate) + -i÷n- -ION]
[Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House, 1968.]
Copyright
The contents of this site, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, non-commercial use only. The contents of this site may not be reproduced in any form without proper reference to Text, Author, Publisher, and Date of Publication [and page #s when suitable].