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- [an-tis-uh-pey-tiv, -puh-tiv]
- /ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪ tɪv, -pə tɪv/
- /antˈɪsɪpətˌɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-tis-uh-pey-tiv, -puh-tiv]
- /ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪ tɪv, -pə tɪv/
Definitions of anticipative word
- adjective anticipative inclined to anticipate; of or full of anticipation 3
- adjective anticipative anticipating or tending to anticipate; expressing, revealing, or containing anticipation: an anticipative action; an anticipative look. 1
- noun anticipative Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant. 1
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Origin of anticipative
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; anticipate + -ive
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Parts of speech for Anticipative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anticipative popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
anticipative usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anticipative
adj anticipative
- anticipant — operating in advance; expectant; anticipating
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- awaiting — waiting
- hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- anticipating — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
adverb anticipative
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- on the dot — a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- in time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- in good time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- bright and early — very early in the morning
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