anticipate
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.
to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance.
Origin of anticipate
1usage note For anticipate
Other words for anticipate
Other words from anticipate
- an·tic·i·pat·a·ble, adjective
- an·tic·i·pa·tor, noun
- pre·an·tic·i·pate, verb (used with object), pre·an·tic·i·pat·ed, pre·an·tic·i·pat·ing.
Words Nearby anticipate
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use anticipate in a sentence
The November release will be welcomed not only by Obama readers, but by booksellers and fellow publishers who anticipate that the massive demand for A Promised Land will raise sales for everyone.
The first volume of Barack Obama’s long-awaited memoir finally has a release date | Rachel King | September 17, 2020 | FortuneThe Singapore hub itself will start off selling ads programmatically, but Insider anticipates more of these global campaigns with local variants.
‘We’re about hiring journalists’: Insider Inc. launches third global news hub in Singapore | Lucinda Southern | September 17, 2020 | DigidayRegardless of your industry, you should look for ways to anticipate and meet customer needs.
How to drive digital innovation necessary during the pandemic | Nick Chasinov | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThe most recent round of surveys in Wisconsin has been highly anticipated, coming after a Republican National Convention that focused heavily on the law-and-order message and in the wake of the Blake shooting and the subsequent protests.
Post-ABC Wisconsin poll shows Biden holding narrow edge over Trump | Dan Balz, Emily Guskin | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostIn keeping with the event’s “time flies” theme, Apple debuted two new models of smartwatch, as widely anticipated.
Everything announced at Apple’s ‘Time Flies’ event today | rhhackettfortune | September 15, 2020 | Fortune
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.
U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS | Tim Mak | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is not at all hard to anticipate additional forces—Turkmens and others—joining the fray in the future.
The Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Regime Fears Most | Djavad Khadem | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe officers explained that those Sikhs had been lynched to death and that Singh ought to anticipate the same fate for himself.
As 30-Year Anniversary of Mass Killings in India Arrives, Sikhs Find Safety in USA | Simran Jeet Singh | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 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.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterI did not anticipate a tour of pleasure through Ireland, but the reality is more painful than I anticipated.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyOn the other hand, his feet are so cold from the artery being severed that they anticipate mortification.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonNever anticipate the point or joke of any anecdote told in your presence.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyBut the event was such as even his sanguine spirit had scarcely ventured to anticipate.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for anticipate
/ (ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt) /
(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
Origin of anticipate
1usage For anticipate
Derived forms of anticipate
- anticipator, noun
- anticipatory or anticipative, adjective
- anticipatorily or anticipatively, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse