anticipation

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an tis′ə pā′shən)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
anticipation n uncountable (hope)expectativa nf
  esperanza, ilusión nf
 Emma's anticipation is to be accepted at an Ivy League university.
 La expectativa de Emma es ser aceptada en una universidad de la Ivy League.
anticipation n uncountable (act of anticipating)anticipación, previsión nf
  anticiparse a v prnl + prep
 In his anticipation of the outcome, Joe neglected to recognize the problems with his plan.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los inversionistas actuaron con anticipación y vendieron las acciones justo a tiempo.
 Joe se anticipó a los resultados y no reconoció los problemas que tenía su plan.
anticipation n uncountable (intuition)previsión nf
 The nurse's anticipation of the patient's needs kept him comfortable.
 La enfermera mantenía cómodo al paciente gracias a la previsión de sus necesidades.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in anticipation adv (in expectation)a la expectativa loc adv
  con ansias loc adv
 The dog wagged his tail in anticipation while I opened the tin of dog-food.
 El perro movía la cola a la expectativa mientras yo abría la lata de comida.
in anticipation of [sth] expr (in expectation of)a la expectativa de loc prep
 My mouth was watering in anticipation of the lovely dinner my husband was cooking me.
 Se me hacía agua la boca a la expectativa de la cena que estaba cocinando mi marido.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'anticipation' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
apprehension - await - eagerly - exciting - expectancy - expectation - forethought - in suspense - it - pins and needles - premonition - prolepsis - prospect - relish - suspense - with bated breath
Spanish:
emoción - en espera - ilusión

Collocations: am waiting in anticipation for, the [crowd, audience] waited in [great, eager] anticipation (for), anticipation for the future (of), more...

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