"anticipation" meaning in English

See anticipation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /æn.tɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ [US] Forms: anticipation [singular], anticipations [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Anticipation is looking forward to or expecting something, expectancy, the eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
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  2. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
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