anticipatory
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From anticipate + -ory.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /anˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtəɹi/, /anˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtəɹi/, (rarer) /anˈtɪsɪpət(ə)ɹi/, /ˌantɪˈsɪpət(ə)ɹi/[1][2][3][4]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ænˌtɪsəpəˈtɔri/
Adjective
[edit]anticipatory (not comparable)
- Characterized by anticipation.
- The children were all wearing anticipatory grins as the cake was served.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]characterized by anticipation
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References
[edit]- ^ “anticipatory, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Anticipatory”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 337, column 3.
- ^ Szigetvári, Peter; Lindsey, Geoff (2013–2022), “anticipatory”, in Current British English: searchable transcriptions (CUBE)[1], retrieved 25 July 2025
- ^ Michaelis, Hermann; Jones, Daniel (1913), “æn'tisipeitər|i, -ili”, in A Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language (Sammlung Phonetischer Wörterbücher; 2)[2], Hanover: Carl Meyer (Gustav Prior), →OCLC, page 20.
