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anticipateanticipate /ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYanticipateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of anticipare, from ante- before + capere to take VERB TABLEanticipate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | anticipate | | he, she, it | anticipates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | anticipated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have anticipated | | he, she, it | has anticipated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had anticipated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will anticipate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have anticipated |
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| Present | I | am anticipating | | he, she, it | is anticipating | | you, we, they | are anticipating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was anticipating | | you, we, they | were anticipating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been anticipating | | he, she, it | has been anticipating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been anticipating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be anticipating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been anticipating |
THESAURUSto say that something will happen before it happens► predictto say that something will happen before it happens: The newspapers are predicting a close election. ► forecast to say what is likely to happen in the future, based on information you have. You use forecast about numbers and the weather: The number of passengers using the airport is forecast to rise. ► project to calculate what the amount or cost of something will be in the future, using the information that you have now: Energy prices are projected to rise by over 50% in the next 10 years. ► foresee to know that something will happen before it happens: No one could have foreseen the huge problems that occurred. ► anticipate formal to expect that something will happen and be ready for it: We anticipated that a lot of people would come, so we had enough food. ► prophesy/foretell to use religious or magical knowledge to say what will happen in the future. Used in stories and literature: The priestess prophesied that the king would be killed by his own son. ► have a premonition to have a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen: He had a premonition that his happiness was about to end. 1to expect an event or situation to happen SYN expect: Schools anticipate an increase in student test scores. Sales are better than anticipated.anticipate that This year, we anticipate that our expenses will be 15% greater.► see thesaurus at predict2to be ready and prepared for a question, request, need, etc. before it happens: A skilled waiter can anticipate a customer’s needs.anticipate doing something I didn’t anticipate having to do the cooking myself!3to think about something that is going to happen, especially something pleasant: Daniel was eagerly anticipating her arrival.4to do something before someone else: Copernicus anticipated several discoveries of the 17th and 18th centuries.5formal to use or consider something before you should [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of anticipare, from ante- before + capere to take]—anticipatory /ænˈtɪsəpəˌtɔri/ adjective |