🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Antizipation

Pronunciation / Transliteration: an.tsi.zi.pa.t͡si̯oːn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Anticipating/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪ.tɪŋ/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er hat eine große Antizipation für das kommende Ereignis."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To expect or predict something that will happen in the future.

    "She is anticipating a promotion at work after her recent achievements."
  2. 2

    To act in advance of something, often to prepare for it.

    "The team is anticipating the challenges of the upcoming project."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'anticipating' originates from the Latin 'anticipare', meaning 'to take before'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the sense of expecting or looking forward to something, reflecting a proactive stance towards future events.

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