French Conversation · Level 85
60 words
French word
anticipation
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃tisipasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounexpectation
Example
Elle attendait le cadeau avec anticipation.
She was waiting expectantly for the gift.
More examples
La publicité cherche à créer de l'anticipation avant la sortie du produit.
The advertisement seeks to create anticipation before the product's release.
Core concept
The mind moves ahead of an event and begins to feel or prepare for it before it happens.
Common phrases
créer de l'anticipation
create anticipation
susciter de l'anticipation
arouse anticipation
Similar words
attente: The state of waiting for something to happen.
impatience: A restless inability to tolerate waiting for something expected.
Definition in French
État d'attente d'un événement futur, souvent accompagné d'espoir, d'impatience ou d'une préparation mentale.
Word origin
The French noun comes from Latin anticipatio through the verb anticipare, formed from ante 'before' and capere 'take', or 'take beforehand'.
Usage tips
- For personal eagerness in everyday French, avoir hâte de often sounds more natural than the more abstract noun anticipation.