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How to pronounce anticipation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms expectancy
Type of expectation
Has types suspense, fever, hope
Type Words
Synonyms prediction, prevision
Type of abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning
Has types prognostication, projection, prophecy, foreshadowing, vaticination, adumbration, prefiguration
Type Words
Synonyms expectancy
Type of prospect, expectation, outlook
Has types life expectancy


each of them had their own anticipations.
Type Words
Synonyms expectation
Type of hopefulness

Examples of anticipation

anticipation
Businesses are restocking their shelves in anticipation of more consumer demand.
From the thenewstribune.com
I am a mixture of anticipation, fear, excitement, and above all, clag-like snot.
From the themercury.com.au
There's a new, sometimes-reluctant sense of optimism and anticipation, they say.
From the timesunion.com
Schools had been closed and workers stayed home in anticipation of disturbances.
From the independent.co.uk
They're kept outside until moments before she appears, to increase anticipation.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the western world whole lives are lived in anticipation of the next vacation.
From the guardian.co.uk
The next day he stood at his stall grinning in anticipation of this week's game.
From the heraldtribune.com
Cabo Wabo opened in August after a few years in the works and much anticipation.
From the fresnobee.com
He always allows for plenty of exposition to build anticipation for the battles.
From the washingtontimes.com
More examples
  • An expectation
  • Something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
  • Prediction: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
  • Anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
  • (anticipate) expect: regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
  • (anticipate) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
  • Anticipation is an award-winning Irish advertisement launched by Diageo in 1994 to promote Guinness-brand draught stout. ...
  • In artificial intelligence (AI), anticipation is the concept of an agent making decisions based on predictions, expectations, or beliefs about the future. It is widely considered that anticipation is a vital component of complex natural cognitive systems. ...
  • Anticipation is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's second studio album, released in 1971.