anticipate

an·tic·i·pate

A0336300 (ăn-tĭs′ə-pāt′)v. an·tic·i·pat·ed, an·tic·i·pat·ing, an·tic·i·pates v.tr.1. a. To see as a probable occurrence; expect: We hadn't anticipated the crowds at the zoo. I anticipated that you might be in a hurry.b. To think of (a future event) with pleasure; look forward to: She anticipated a pleasant hike in the country.2. a. To deal with beforehand; act so as to mitigate, nullify, or prevent: We anticipated the storm by boarding up the windows. See Synonyms at expect.b. To react to (someone) abruptly, especially to prevent someone from continuing or progressing: "Immediately he regretted his words and started to add: 'I didn't know you lived out this way.' But Bloekman anticipated him by asking pleasantly: 'So how's your wife?'" (F. Scott Fitzgerald).c. To act in a way that blocks or vitiates the action of (another): "Professor Thomson had anticipated me and had obtained many patents on this principle" (Nikola Tesla).3. To serve as a forerunner to or previous indication of: Her research in the previous decade anticipated these findings.4. To use in advance, as income not yet available.5. To pay (a debt) before it is due.v.intr. To think, speak, or write about a matter in advance.

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[Latin anticipāre, anticipāt-, to take before : ante-, ante- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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an·tic′i·pat′a·ble adj.an·tic′i·pa′tor n.an·tic′i·pa·to′ry (-pə-tôr′ē) adj.Usage Note: Traditionally, the verb anticipate has been used to mean "to deal with in advance, to forestall" (as in We anticipated the storm by boarding up the windows, which was accepted by 70 percent of the Usage Panel in 2014). Some commentators have frowned on the more recent usage that means "expect or look forward to," as in He is anticipating a visit from his son. But this usage has become increasingly accepted, with approval rates that grew from 62 percent in 1964 to 87 percent in 2002 and 95 percent in 2014. Even when the anticipated event is expressly stated to be positive, with no possible need for preventive or compensatory measures, as in We are anticipating a pleasant hike in the country, 93 percent of the Panel approved the usage (up from 81 percent in 2002). The fact that the Panelists now rate the "expect" sense higher than the "forestall" sense shows that the newer one is actually supplanting the old as the primary meaning of anticipate. There is a third sense, "to act in a way that blocks or vitiates the action of another" as in I ran to answer the doorbell but found my brother had anticipated me and let the guests in, where the object of anticipate is the one whose plans are rendered unnecessary rather than the plans themselves. A bit more than half of the Usage Panel accepted this sense of the verb, which is best considered uncommon but acceptable.

anticipate

(ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt) vb (mainly tr) 1. (may take a clause as object) to foresee and act in advance of: he anticipated the fall in value by selling early. 2. to thwart by acting in advance of; forestall: I anticipated his punch by moving out of reach. 3. (also intr) to mention (something) before its proper time: don't anticipate the climax of the story. 4. (may take a clause as object) to regard as likely; expect; foresee: he anticipated that it would happen. 5. to make use of in advance of possession: he anticipated his salary in buying a house. 6. (Banking & Finance) to pay (a bill, etc) before it falls due7. to cause to happen sooner: the spread of nationalism anticipated the decline of the Empire. [C16: from Latin anticipāre to take before, realize beforehand, from anti- ante- + capere to take] anˈticiˌpator n anˈticipatory, anˈticipative adj anˈticipatorily, anˈticipatively advUsage: The use of anticipate to mean expect should be avoided

an•tic•i•pate

(ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪt)

v. -pat•ed, -pat•ing. v.t. 1. to realize or feel beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure. 2. to expect; look forward to, esp. confidently or with pleasure. 3. to perform (an action) before another has had time to act. 4. to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made. 5. to forestall or nullify by taking countermeasures in advance: to anticipate an attack. 6. to consider or mention before the proper time. 7. to foreshadow the creation of: inventions anticipated by Leonardo da Vinci. 8. a. to expend (funds) before they are legitimately available for use. b. to discharge (an obligation) before it is due. v.i. 9. to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance. [1525–35; < Latin anticipātus, past participle of anticipāre to take beforehand, anticipate] an•tic′i•pat`a•ble, adj. an•tic′i•pa`tive•ly, adv. an•tic′i•pa`tor, n.

anticipate

Past participle: anticipated
Gerund: anticipating

Imperative
anticipate
anticipate

Present
I anticipate
you anticipate
he/she/it anticipates
we anticipate
you anticipate
they anticipate

Preterite
I anticipated
you anticipated
he/she/it anticipated
we anticipated
you anticipated
they anticipated

Present Continuous
I am anticipating
you are anticipating
he/she/it is anticipating
we are anticipating
you are anticipating
they are anticipating

Present Perfect
I have anticipated
you have anticipated
he/she/it has anticipated
we have anticipated
you have anticipated
they have anticipated

Past Continuous
I was anticipating
you were anticipating
he/she/it was anticipating
we were anticipating
you were anticipating
they were anticipating

Past Perfect
I had anticipated
you had anticipated
he/she/it had anticipated
we had anticipated
you had anticipated
they had anticipated

Future
I will anticipate
you will anticipate
he/she/it will anticipate
we will anticipate
you will anticipate
they will anticipate

Future Perfect
I will have anticipated
you will have anticipated
he/she/it will have anticipated
we will have anticipated
you will have anticipated
they will have anticipated

Future Continuous
I will be anticipating
you will be anticipating
he/she/it will be anticipating
we will be anticipating
you will be anticipating
they will be anticipating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been anticipating
you have been anticipating
he/she/it has been anticipating
we have been anticipating
you have been anticipating
they have been anticipating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been anticipating
you will have been anticipating
he/she/it will have been anticipating
we will have been anticipating
you will have been anticipating
they will have been anticipating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been anticipating
you had been anticipating
he/she/it had been anticipating
we had been anticipating
you had been anticipating
they had been anticipating

Conditional
I would anticipate
you would anticipate
he/she/it would anticipate
we would anticipate
you would anticipate
they would anticipate

Past Conditional
I would have anticipated
you would have anticipated
he/she/it would have anticipated
we would have anticipated
you would have anticipated
they would have anticipated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	anticipate - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"expectguess, reckon, suppose, think, imagine, opine - expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"assume, presume, take for granted - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"await, expect, wait, look - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"believe, trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
	2.	anticipate - act in advance of; deal with ahead of timecounter, forestall, foreseeact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	3.	anticipate - realize beforehandforeknow, foresee, previseknow - be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
	4.	anticipate - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, callread - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"outguess, second-guess - attempt to anticipate or predictaugur - predict from an omenbet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"forecast, calculate - predict in advanceprophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
	5.	anticipate - be excited or anxious about look for, look toawait, expect, wait, look - look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"quail at, apprehend - anticipate with dread or anxiety
	6.	anticipate - be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

anticipate

verb1. expect, predict, forecast, prepare for, look for, hope for, envisage, foresee, bank on, apprehend, foretell, think likely, count upon We could not have anticipated the result of our campaigning.2. await, look forward to, count the hours until We are all eagerly anticipating the next match.3. pre-empt, intercept, forestall, second-guess, beat (someone) to it You've anticipated my next question.Usage: The Bank of English reveals that the use of anticipate and expect as synonyms is well established. However, although both words relate to a person's knowledge of something that will happen in the future, there are subtle differences in meaning that should be understood when choosing which word to use. Anticipate means that someone foresees an event and has prepared for it, while expect means `to regard something as probable', but does not necessarily suggest the state of being prepared. Similarly, using foresee as a synonym of anticipate, as in they failed to foresee the vast explosion in commercial revenue which would follow, is not entirely appropriate.

anticipate

verb1. To know in advance:divine, envision, foreknow, foresee, see.2. To look forward to confidently:await, bargain for (or on), count on, depend on (or upon), expect, look for, wait (for).Informal: figure on.

Translations

期望预见

anticipate

(ӕnˈtisəpeit) verb1. to expect (something). I'm not anticipating any trouble. 期望，預期 期望2. to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary. A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want. 預見 预见anˌticiˈpation nounI'm looking forward to the concert with anticipation (= expectancy, excitement). 期待，期望，預期 期望，预期