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# anticipation

noun (anticipation; uncountable)

«anticipation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Anticipation is the excited feeling of waiting for something you expect to happen, especially something nice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/#m1)
2. Anticipation is also expecting something and getting ready for it: «in anticipation of rain». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/#m2)
3. (formal) Guessing in advance what will happen, as a good goalkeeper does. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it builds excitement before birthdays, holidays or big events; in sport it praises a player who sees what will happen next. Phrases: «in anticipation of», «full of anticipation», «with great anticipation».

### Examples

- The children waited for Christmas morning with great anticipation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/#x1)
- We packed umbrellas in anticipation of rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/#x2)
- The crowd was full of anticipation before the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/#x3)
- The goalkeeper's anticipation stopped the penalty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/#x4)
- In anticipation of the test, we revised every evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/#x5)
- The anticipation was almost better than the trip itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Verb: «anticipate» (to expect, to get ready for). Not always happy: you can wait with anticipation or with dread. «In anticipation of» means «because we expect».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «anticipation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anticipation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anticipation.html) on Mova free.