anticipate[verb]Synonyms: expect, await, foresee, foretell, hope for, look forward to, predict, prepare for
Contrasted words: disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, slight
Related Idioms: be one step ahead of, be on the lookout (
or watch) for, look forward to, look (
or watch) out for
Related Words: forecast,
foretell,
presage,
await,
contemplate,
expect,
foretaste [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
an‧tic‧i‧pate S3 AC /ænˈtɪsəpeɪt, ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/
verb [transitive] [
Word Family: adjective:
anticipatory, anticipated ≠
unanticipated;
verb:
anticipate;
noun:
anticipation]
[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of anticipare, from ante- ( ⇒ ante-) + capere 'to take']
1. to expect that something will happen and be ready for it:
Sales are better than anticipated.anticipate changes/developments The schedule isn’t final, but we don’t anticipate many changes.anticipate problems/difficulties We don’t anticipate any problems. A good speaker is able to anticipate an audience’s needs and concerns.anticipate (that) This year, we anticipate that our expenses will be 15% greater. It is anticipated that the research will have many different practical applications.anticipate doing something I didn’t anticipate having to do the cooking myself!2. to think about something that is going to happen, especially something pleasant
Synonym : look forward to:
Daniel was eagerly anticipating her arrival.3. to do something before someone else:
Copernicus anticipated in part the discoveries of the 17th and 18th centuries.—anticipatory /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪt
əri, ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪt
əri $ ænˈtɪsəpətɔːri/
adjective formal:
the anticipatory atmosphere of a big college football game [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲