anticipate

present (v1)

anticipate

past (v2)

anticipated

past participle (v3)

anticipated

present participle

anticipating

3rd person singular

anticipates

1. 1.To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

   • He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace.

2. 2.To take up or introduce (something) prematurely.

   • The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument.

3. 3.To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

   • Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport.
   • But surely they did not anticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.

4. 4.To eagerly wait for (something)

   • Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas.

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• expect