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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

vorwegnehmend

Pronunciation / Transliteration: foːɐ̯ˈvɛkˌneːmɛnt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Anticipatory/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pə.tər.i/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie traf vorwegnehmende Maßnahmen gegen die Krise."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Happening, performed, or feeling in anticipation of something.

    "There was an anticipatory hush in the concert hall just before the orchestra began to play."
  2. 2

    Showing an action taken in advance to deal with an expected event or situation.

    "The central bank took anticipatory measures to stabilize the currency before the election."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'anticipatus', the past participle of 'anticipare' meaning 'to take before' (from 'ante-' before + 'capere' to take). It entered the English language in the early 17th century, initially retaining the dynamic sense of acting in advance to prevent or prepare for something.

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