Plural of anticipation
regular plural
The plural of anticipation is anticipations.
Forms of anticipation
| Singular | anticipation /ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | anticipations |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Anticipations in a sentence
- Both represent gropings of the human mind in the dark abysses of the past; both were in a measure grotesque anticipations of the modern theory of evolution.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 44. From the entry groping
Meaning of anticipation
- noun The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
- noun The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
- noun Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.
Questions about the plural of anticipation
- What is the plural of anticipation?
- The plural of anticipation is anticipations.
- Is anticipation countable?
- Anticipation is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: anticipation (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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