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anticipate
[ an-tis-uh-peyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee:
to anticipate pleasure.
- to expect; look forward to; be sure of:
to anticipate a favorable decision.
- to perform (an action) before another has had time to act.
- to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made:
He anticipated each of my orders.
- to nullify, prevent, or forestall by taking countermeasures in advance:
to anticipate a military attack.
- to consider or mention before the proper time:
to anticipate more difficult questions.
- to be before (another) in doing, thinking, achieving, etc.:
Many modern inventions were anticipated by Leonardo da Vinci.
- Finance.
- to expend (funds) before they are legitimately available for use.
- to discharge (an obligation) before it is due.
verb (used without object)
- to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance.
anticipate
/ ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt /
verb
- may take a clause as object to foresee and act in advance of
he anticipated the fall in value by selling early
- to thwart by acting in advance of; forestall
I anticipated his punch by moving out of reach
- also intr to mention (something) before its proper time
don't anticipate the climax of the story
- may take a clause as object to regard as likely; expect; foresee
he anticipated that it would happen
- to make use of in advance of possession
he anticipated his salary in buying a house
- to pay (a bill, etc) before it falls due
- to cause to happen sooner
the spread of nationalism anticipated the decline of the Empire
Usage Note
Usage
Derived Forms
- anˈticiˌpator, noun
- anˈticipatorily, adverb
- anˈticipatory, adjective
Other Words From
- an·tic·i·pat·a·ble adjective
- an·tic·i·pa·tor noun
- pre·an·tic·i·pate verb (used with object) preanticipated preanticipating
Word History and Origins
Origin of anticipate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of anticipate1
Example Sentences
These insights and discoveries help PepsiCo anticipate, rather than react to, an ever-changing consumer landscape.
"We anticipate that when we first start training, we won't have that many [recruits] to begin with," said a defense official.
It is not at all hard to anticipate additional forces—Turkmens and others—joining the fray in the future.
The officers explained that those Sikhs had been lynched to death and that Singh ought to anticipate the same fate for himself.
But the killers clearly failed to anticipate the uproar that would follow.
The pulse in Louis's temples beat hard; yet he was determined not to anticipate, but make Wharton explain himself.
I did not anticipate a tour of pleasure through Ireland, but the reality is more painful than I anticipated.
On the other hand, his feet are so cold from the artery being severed that they anticipate mortification.
Never anticipate the point or joke of any anecdote told in your presence.
But the event was such as even his sanguine spirit had scarcely ventured to anticipate.
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