Definition of anticipation

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Anticipation (n.) Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.

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Presentiment :: Presentiment (n.) Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding..
Prevenience :: Prevenience (n.) The act of going before; anticipation.
Prospect :: Prospect (v.) The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a prospect of the future state..
Preoccupation :: Preoccupation (n.) Anticipation of objections.
Preconform :: Preconform (v. t. & i.) To conform by way anticipation.
Anticipative :: Anticipative (a.) Anticipating, or containing anticipation..
Predate :: Predate (v. t.) To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter..
Prevention :: Prevention (n.) Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought..
Anticipatory :: Anticipatory (a.) Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation.
Trust :: Trust (n.) Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief..
Foretaste :: Foretaste (n.) A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.
Prejudge :: Prejudge (v. t.) To judge before hearing, or before full and sufficient examination; to decide or sentence by anticipation; to condemn beforehand..
Preparation :: Preparation (n.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension..
Preclude :: Preclude (v.) To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation..
Aforehand :: Aforehand (adv.) Beforehand; in anticipation.
Anticipation :: Anticipation (n.) Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven..
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil..
Preconquer :: Preconquer (v. t.) To conquer in anticipation.
Anticipation :: Anticipation (n.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord..
Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of the verb; as, to strike one dumb..
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