Think about it, it would be interesting if a person knew everything in advance, not globally (the date of his death), but little by little: the content of the film, book, how will this or that social event go? It paints a boring picture. And most importantly, there would be no prerequisites for anticipation, and it would be a sad life. Let's analyze the meaning of the noun, its synonyms and various meanings.
Meaning
Usually, children look forward to the holidays. After all, the school is a rather dull place, especially for those who until recently were free as the wind. Although the benefits of educational institutions cannot be denied, otherwise such an approach can be called anarchist. A child at school acquires a skill on which all his further knowledge rests - this is the ability to learn.
There are children (there are relatively few of them) who quickly get bored with idleness and look forward to school to replenish their knowledge. Knowledge is not water, they are not able to evaporate so quickly, but if a person has a thirst for knowledge, then it requires everythingnew and new material.
The two examples are united by a verb related to the noun "anticipation", this is obvious. Therefore, let's look in the explanatory dictionary, what does it mean to anticipate: "While waiting, imagining something pleasant, experience pleasure in advance." The noun and the verb share the same meaning for two.
Synonyms
Few people will refuse the state that we are considering, because it is not for nothing that they say that the expectation of a holiday is better than the holiday itself. And all because when we imagine a situation, then fantasy knows no barriers. And we imagine the impossible.
For example, a boy from a poor family believes that on this birthday he will definitely be presented with a game console, and not just another ticket to a fairy tale to the theater. And when everything happens and is embodied in harsh reality, then the holiday becomes a given, and this is no longer so fun. So with the synonyms of "anticipation", they include expectation and hope for a miracle:
- guess;
- dream;
- foresight;
- hope;
- aspiration.
"Hope" and "expectation" were not included in the list, because these nouns already flashed too often in the text. But be aware, reader, that they can also be used as substitutes.
Ironic meaning
Yes, in the explanatory dictionary it is written that anticipation implies a meeting with a pleasant one. But sometimes, when people want to joke or express their attitude towards future events, you can use the inversion of meaning. Imagine threesituations:
- Exam tomorrow.
- Tomorrow is the first working day.
- Go to the doctor tomorrow for a not very pleasant procedure.
Three situations can be jokingly described with one verb: “I look forward to it!” And on that optimistic note, let me take my leave.
