anticipation in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
   prediction  anticipation  prevision 
   
2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
   "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
   anticipation  expectancy 
   
3. an expectation
   anticipation  expectancy 
   
4. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
   anticipation  expectation