anticipatory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /anˈtɪsɪpət(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation, rare)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌantɪˈsɪpət(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ænˌtɪsəpəˈtɔri/ (US)
- /anˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /anˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English anticipate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English anticipatory From anticipate + -ory.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Characterized by anticipation.
The children were all wearing anticipatory grins as the cake was served.
Deriveds
anticipatory breach · nonanticipatory · anticipatory it · teleoanticipatory · anticipatory bail · anticipatorily · anticipatory paging · anticipatory repudiation · anticipatory retaliation · anticipatory assimilation · anticipatory obedience
Translations (6)
pt antecipatório (characterized by anticipation) · pl antycypacyjny (characterized by anticipation) · eo anticipa (characterized by anticipation) · es en anticipación (characterized by anticipation) · ca anticipant (characterized by anticipation) · es en previsión (characterized by anticipation)