Anticipation
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Future Events
Use 'anticipation' when expressing waiting eagerly for future events or happenings. In anticipation of the new year, they prepared a grand feast.
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Preparing Ahead
It involves an element of preparation, not just waiting. She bought warm clothes in anticipation of the cold weather.
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Not Always Positive
'Anticipation' doesn't only refer to positive events; it can also be about dreading something. He waited in anticipation for the dentist, feeling quite nervous.