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Definitions for Anticipatory
ænˈtɪs ə pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr ian·tic·i·pa·to·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anticipatory, prevenientadjective

    in anticipation

Wiktionary

  1. anticipatoryadjective

    Characterized by anticipation.

    The children were all wearing anticipatory grins in the minutes before the cake was served.

Wikipedia

  1. anticipatory

    Anticipation is an emotion involving pleasure or anxiety in considering or awaiting an expected event. Anticipatory emotions include fear, anxiety, hope and trust. When the anticipated event fails to occur, it results in disappointment (if positive event) or relief (if negative event).

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  1. anticipatory

    Anticipatory refers to relating to, characterized by, or showing anticipation. It involves predicting, expecting, or performing actions relevant to a future event or situation, often with the aim of being prepared for it.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anticipatoryadjective

    forecasting; of the nature of anticipation

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Anticipatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Anticipatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Anticipatory in a Sentence

  1. Rob Bowman:

    They're scared. And I lived with that Rob Bowman, there's a constant fear that the worst is inevitable, and this anticipatory grief, well, that's what I felt when my husband went off to war, and that's what I'm seeing in my neighbors today.

  2. Sandi Tenfelde:

    Until we can start asking those questions, it’s hard for us to give that anticipatory guidance to help women recover and heal and understand what is expected.

  3. Neal Van Zutphen:

    You've got consumers that are pretty healthy, savings rates are pretty good, they're taking advantage of this anticipatory drop in rates.

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