anticipating
期待している
解説 Definition
anticipating は anticipate(予期する、期待する)の現在分詞です。形容詞的に使うと、何かが起こるのを期待して待っている状態を表します。
Anticipating describes someone who is expecting a future event or result and mentally preparing for it, often with hope or excitement. As a participial form, it can introduce what is expected, as in anticipating a positive answer or anticipating the final decision.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 anticipate「予期する・期待する」の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた現在分詞です。語源の ante「前に」+「つかむ」という像から、まだ起きていない出来事を心の中で先取りすると考えましょう。anticipating a positive answer や anticipating the trip のように、よい結果を期待しながら待つ場面と結び付けます。
Anticipating is the present participle of anticipate: the final silent e is dropped before -ing is added. Its historical parts suggest taking hold of something beforehand, which gives a useful mental picture—your mind reaches forward and grasps an event before it happens. Imagine children waiting all week for a school trip or a team expecting a final decision. In the examples here, the expectation often carries hope or excitement, though anticipate can also be neutral. Common patterns include anticipate a result and wait, anticipating a decision.
例文
The children were anticipating the school trip all week.
子どもたちは一週間ずっと遠足を楽しみにしていました。
She smiled, anticipating a positive answer.
彼女はよい返事を期待してほほえみました。
The team waited in the meeting room, anticipating the final decision.
チームは最終決定を期待しながら会議室で待っていました。
anticipating の類義語・関連語
anticipating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 anticipare(ante「前に」+ capere「つかむ」)が語源。まだ来ていない事を「前もってつかむ」→「予期する・期待する」の意。関連語: capable(つかめる→有能な)、capture(捕らえる)。
Anticipating is formed from anticipate by dropping its final e and adding -ing. Anticipate comes from Latin anticipare, “to take beforehand” or “act in advance,” built from ante-, “before,” and capere, “to take.” The literal idea of taking something in advance developed into mentally dealing with an event before it occurs, and therefore into the modern senses “expect” and “look forward to.”
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