Think, it would be interesting if a person knew everything in advance, not globally (the date of his death), but by the little things: the contents of the film, the book, how will this or that social event take place? A boring picture is drawn. And most importantly - there would be no prerequisites for anticipation, and it would be a sad life. Let us examine the meaning of a noun, its synonyms and various meanings.
Value
Usually children are looking 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 in school acquires a skill on which all his further knowledge is based - this is the ability to learn.
There are children (there are relatively few of them) who are quickly tired of idleness, and they are looking forward to school to replenish their knowledge. Knowledge is not water, it is not capable of evaporating so quickly, but if a person has a thirst for knowledge, then it requires more and more new material.
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: “Expecting, imagining something pleasant, experience pleasure in advance”. The noun and verb share one meaning in two.
Synonyms
Few people will abandon the condition that we are considering, because it is not without reason that they say that waiting for the holiday is better than the holiday itself. And all because when we imagine a situation, the fantasy knows no barriers. And we imagine the impossible.
For example, a boy from a poor family believes that on this birthday he will be given 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, the holiday becomes a given, and this is not so much fun. So with the synonyms of “anticipation,” they include expectation and hope for a miracle:
- assumption;
- dream;
- foresight;
- hope;
- aspirations.
“Hope” and “expectation” were not included in the list, because these nouns too often appeared in the text. But know, reader, that they can also be used as replacements.
Ironic meaning
Yes, the explanatory dictionary says that anticipation involves a meeting with the pleasant. But sometimes, when people want to joke or express their attitude to future events, you can use the inversion of meaning. Imagine three situations:
- Tomorrow is the exam.
- Tomorrow is the first working day.
- Tomorrow, go to the doctor for a not very pleasant procedure.
Three situations can be jokingly characterized by one verb: “I look forward to!” And on this optimistic note, let me take my leave.