anticipatory

English

Etymology

From anticipate +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

  • (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

anticipatory (not comparable)

  1. Characterized by anticipation.
    The children were all wearing anticipatory grins as the cake was served.

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References

  1. ^ “anticipatory, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Szigetvári, Peter, Lindsey, Geoff (2013–2022) “anticipatory”, in Current British English: searchable transcriptions (CUBE)‎[1], retrieved 25 July 2025
  4. ^ Michaelis, Hermann, Jones, Daniel (1913) “æn'tisipeitər|i, -ili”, in A Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language (Sammlung Phonetischer Wörterbücher; 2), Hanover: Carl Meyer (Gustav Prior), page 20
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