Anticipate Meaning and Definition


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Anticipate meaning

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


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