to anticipate
109
3.2
- verb
- /ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt/
:
prever
- Did anyone anticipate this as a possibility?
- anticipated results
- anticipated outcome
- anticipate the future
In the back of his mind, he anticipated such a collection.
- In the back of his mind, he anticipated such a collection.
- They can't explain anything, but they can anticipate what's going to happen.
- And with that superior position, we can anticipate what's going to happen.
- So I always over hire always because I'm anticipating growth and that's how you grow.
- But for real estate, Goldman Sachs is anticipating continued high inflation.
- All three of us anticipate what could go wrong as a defense mechanism.
- And I think, you know, I certainly didn't anticipate so many people doing it.
- And I didn't anticipate that moment beforehand.
- We anticipated a certain type of product.
- So I anticipate it being the same as it's been.
Examples
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And with that superior position, we can anticipate what's going to happen.
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I always anticipate that my favorite team will win the championship.
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What time do you anticipate her return?
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We anticipate only a short delay.
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We can predict and anticipate where these numbers will go.
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What do you anticipate your legal expenses to be?
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What sort of casualties do you anticipate, sir?
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More importantly, it is anticipated that students will take a deeper interest in science and math.
Academic text (2013) -
The operation didn't go as smoothly as we anticipated.
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They can't explain anything, but they can anticipate what's going to happen.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To think that something will happen
812
3.0
To say what will happen in the future
77
3.9
To know or expect something before it happens
54
2.5
To say what will probably happen using information, for example about weather or business
41
7.0
To say what will happen in the future
3
9.3
To say what will happen in the future using clues
To know something before it happens
To know something before it happens
Predict an event from a sign or dream
How Certain
77
3.9
812
3.0
∞
1.0
109
3.2
925
3.6
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Anticipate comes from the Latin parts ante- 'before' and capere 'to take', so it originally meant 'to take beforehand'. That image of 'taking' something before it happens helps explain why anticipate means to expect or predict something before it occurs.