anticipation

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

   Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick.

   Erwartung, Vorausahnung, Vorahnung

   ожида́ниеožidánije, предчу́вствиеpredčúvstvije, предвкуше́ниеpredvkušénije

   очі́куванняočíkuvannja, передчуття́peredčuttjá

2. (countable, uncountable)The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.

   He waited with great anticipation for Christmas to arrive.

   He waited in anticipation of the arrival of Christmas.

   Vorfreude, spannungsvolle Erwartung

3. (countable, uncountable)Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.

4. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable)Prolepsis.

5. (countable, uncountable)A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a unison to a note in the next chord.

6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.

1. A hush of anticipation fell over the crowd.

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2. I can't stand the anticipation.

   ruЯ не выношу ожидания.

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3. There's a lot of anticipation.

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4. The air was heavy with anticipation.

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5. We wait in anticipation of meeting.

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