verb (used with object),an·tic·i·pat·ed,an·tic·i·pat·ing.
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),an·tic·i·pat·ed,an·tic·i·pat·ing.
to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance.
Origin of anticipate
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin anticipātus “taken before, anticipated” (past participle of anticipāre ), equivalent to anti- (variant of ante- ante-) + -cip- (combining form of capere “to take”) + -ātus -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR anticipate
5 preclude, obviate.
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synonym study for anticipate
1. See expect.
usage note for anticipate
Despite claims that anticipate should only be used to mean “to perform (an action) or respond to (a question, etc.) in advance” or “to forestall,” it has been used widely since the 18th century as a synonym for expect, often with an implication of pleasure: We anticipate a large turnout at the next meeting. This use is standard in all types of speech and writing.
OTHER WORDS FROM anticipate
an·tic·i·pat·a·ble,adjectivean·tic·i·pa·tor,nounpre·an·tic·i·pate,verb (used with object),pre·an·tic·i·pat·ed,pre·an·tic·i·pat·ing.un·an·tic·i·pat·ed,adjective
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|Fortune
The 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|Digiday
Regardless 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 Watch
The 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 Post
In 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.
The Science of Ingredient Innovation||December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"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|DAILY BEAST
It 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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST
But the killers clearly failed to anticipate the uproar that would follow.
Mexico’s First Lady of Murder Is on the Lam|Michael Daly|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With the war effectually over we enter a new economic era, and its immediate effect on prices is difficult to anticipate.
Herbert Hoover|Vernon Kellogg
He sought very diligently to anticipate some at least of these informing thrusts by making great use of Coote.
Kipps|H. G. Wells
It is when our forgiveness is tainted that we anticipate the “sweetness” of revenge.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year|John Henry Jowett
With this view, I endeavoured to anticipate the course which such a history would take.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the|Thomas Clarkson
Little did we imagine or anticipate that we should be so deviously betrayed from our subject.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
British Dictionary definitions for anticipate
anticipate
/ (ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt) /
verb(mainly tr)
(may take a clause as object)to foresee and act in advance ofhe anticipated the fall in value by selling early
to thwart by acting in advance of; forestallI anticipated his punch by moving out of reach
(also intr)to mention (something) before its proper timedon't anticipate the climax of the story
(may take a clause as object)to regard as likely; expect; foreseehe anticipated that it would happen
to make use of in advance of possessionhe anticipated his salary in buying a house
to pay (a bill, etc) before it falls due
to cause to happen soonerthe spread of nationalism anticipated the decline of the Empire