Word: Anticipate
How to pronounce: ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Regard as probable; expect or predict.
Example sentences: "She anticipated scorn on her return to the theater"
2. Act as a forerunner or precursor of.
Example sentences: "He anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration"
Synonyms:
expect
await
hope
hope for
suppose
suggest
presuppose
involve
presume
envisage
stipulate
envision
assume
imply
intend
provide
preclude
foreshadow
forebode
foresee
predict
foreknow
foretell
prognosticate
ahead
outstrip
outpace
prevision
plan
forestall
warn
precede
foretaste
divine
Derivations:
anticipation
anticipant
anticipator
anticipating
anticipatory
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Anticipate in Other Languages...
Spanish: Anticipar
German: Rechnen
French: Anticiper
Italian: Anticipare
Turkish: Beklemek
