Anticipant
(usually followed by of):
we were eagerly antic-p-nt of her arrival.
a person who .
historical examples
his gaze troubled her, and when he withdrew his eyes she looked at him, antic-p-nt and fearing.
spring days george moore
inside the great temple the people of nedra were singing and chanting with antic-p-nt joy; outside the world was smiling benignly.
nedra george barr mccutcheon
adjective
operating in advance; expectant; antic-p-ting
noun
a person who antic-p-tes; antic-p-tor
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to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to antic-p-te pleasure. to expect; look forward to; be sure of: to antic-p-te a favorable decision. to perform (an action) before another has had time to act. to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made: he antic-p-ted each of my orders. to […]
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to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to antic-p-te pleasure. to expect; look forward to; be sure of: to antic-p-te a favorable decision. to perform (an action) before another has had time to act. to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made: he antic-p-ted each of my orders. to […]
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to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to antic-p-te pleasure. to expect; look forward to; be sure of: to antic-p-te a favorable decision. to perform (an action) before another has had time to act. to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made: he antic-p-ted each of my orders. to […]
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or tending to ; expressing, revealing, or containing : an antic-p-tive action; an antic-p-tive look. historical examples he had left his seal-oil lamp burning and now it was with an antic-p-tive chuckle of joy that he untied the drawstring. the new north agnes deans cameron we have seen the historical results of this mode of […]
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to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to antic-p-te pleasure. to expect; look forward to; be sure of: to antic-p-te a favorable decision. to perform (an action) before another has had time to act. to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made: he antic-p-ted each of my orders. to […]