anticipative

an·tic·i·pa·tive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-tis-uh-pey-tiv, -puh-tiv]
- /ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪ tɪv, -pə tɪv/
- /antˈɪsɪpətˌɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

Full grammatical hierarchy of Anticipative

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

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Synonyms 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

All 14 Synonyms of anticipative

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