An exhibition was given in anticipation of the Queen's visit.
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Anticipation
//ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "anticipation" (138 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (69)
intuitionismintuitive reasonintuitivenessintuitivismknowledge without thoughtlatenesslongsightednesslooking aheadloving caremetachronismmindfulnessmisdatemisdatingmistimingparachronismpast timepostdatingprecautionprecedenceprecedency
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precessionprecognitionpredatingpreexistencepreparationpreparednessprepublicationpresentimentpreveniencepreventionpreviewprevisionpriorityprobabilityprochronismprolepsisprospectprospectionprovidenceprovisionprudencereadinessregardregardfulnessreliancerelishrunning startsagacitysatorisecond sightsecond-sightednesssixth sensesolicitudestatus quo antesubconscious knowledgesubconscious perceptionsuspensetardinesstender loving carethoughtthoughtfulnesstime to sparetlcunastonishmentunmediated perceptionunpunctualityvery beginning
Noun(2 words)
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Translations
50 translations across 26 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- прадчува́нне noun (the act of anticipating)
- чака́нне noun (the act of anticipating)
Bulgarian
4 entries- избъ́рзване noun (the act of anticipating)
- оча́кване noun (the act of anticipating)
- предви́ждане noun (the act of anticipating)
- предвку́сване noun (the act of anticipating)
Catalan
1 entries- anticipació noun (the act of anticipating)
Czech
1 entries- očekávání noun (the act of anticipating)
Dutch
1 entries- voorpret noun (eagerness for future occurrence)
Esperanto
1 entries- anticipo noun (the act of anticipating)
Finnish
1 entries- varautuminen noun (the act of anticipating)
Galician
2 entries- anticipación noun (the act of anticipating)
- anticipación noun (eagerness for future occurrence)
Georgian
1 entries- მოლოდინი noun (the act of anticipating)
German
4 entries- Erwartung noun (the act of anticipating)
- Vorahnung noun (the act of anticipating)
- Vorausahnung noun (the act of anticipating)
- Vorfreude noun (eagerness for future occurrence)
Hungarian
1 entries- várakozás noun (eagerness for future occurrence)
Indonesian
1 entries- antisipasi noun (the act of anticipating)
Italian
1 entries- anticipazione noun (the act of anticipating)
Latin
2 entries- anticipātiō noun (the act of anticipating)
- praesūmptiō noun (the act of anticipating)
Macedonian
1 entries- очекување noun (the act of anticipating)
Polish
2 entries- antycypacja noun (music)
- oczekiwanie noun (the act of anticipating)
Portuguese
1 entries- antecipação noun (the act of anticipating)
Romanian
4 entries- anticipare noun (the act of anticipating)
- anticipare noun (eagerness for future occurrence)
- anticipație noun (the act of anticipating)
- anticipație noun (eagerness for future occurrence)
Russian
3 entries- ожида́ние noun (the act of anticipating)
- предвкуше́ние noun (the act of anticipating)
- предчу́вствие noun (the act of anticipating)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- prȅdosećāj noun (the act of anticipating)
- prȅdosjećāj noun (the act of anticipating)
- пре̏досећа̄ј noun (the act of anticipating)
- пре̏досјећа̄ј noun (the act of anticipating)
Slovak
1 entries- očakávanie noun (the act of anticipating)
Slovene
1 entries- pričakovanje noun (the act of anticipating)
Spanish
4 entries- anticipación noun (the act of anticipating)
- anticipación noun (eagerness for future occurrence)
- anticipamiento noun (the act of anticipating)
- expectación noun (eagerness for future occurrence)
Turkish
1 entries- sezinleme noun (the act of anticipating)
Ukrainian
2 entries- очі́кування noun (the act of anticipating)
- передчуття́ noun (the act of anticipating)
Warungu
1 entries- soklü noun (the act of anticipating)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Thanking you in anticipation.
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Mother took the clothes off the line in anticipation of rain.
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Half the pain of chest waxing is in the anticipation.
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