anticipate
an·tici·pate (an tis′ə pāt′)
transitive verb -·pat′ed, -·pat′·ing
- to look forward to; expect to anticipate a pleasant vacation
- to make happen earlier; precipitate
- to prevent by action in advance; forestall to anticipate an opponent's blows
- to foresee (a command, wish, etc.) and perform in advance to anticipate a request
- to use or enjoy in advance to anticipate a legacy
- to be ahead of in doing or achieving did the Vikings anticipate Columbus in discovering America?
- to pay (a debt) before due
Etymology: < L anticipatus, pp. of anticipare < ante-, before + *capare < capere, to take: see have
intransitive verb
to speak of or consider a matter prematurely
anticipate
v.
To foresee
expect, foresee, look foward to, predict, forecast, prophesy, prognosticate, hope for, look for, look ahead, wait for, count on, plan on, contemplate, have a hunch, bargain for, hold in view, have in prospect, assume, suppose, divine, conjecture, promise oneself, lean upon, entertain the hope, await, surmise, have a presentiment of, reckon on, envision, look into the future, intuit, feel in one's bones*, have a funny feeling*, champ at the bit*, hold one's breath*. Antonyms
fear*, be surprised, be caught unawares. To forestall
prepare for, provide against, forestall, delay, hold back, preclude, hinder, intercept, apprehend, block, be early, precede, be one step ahead*. Antonyms
neglect*, be caught, ignore. To foretaste
experience beforehand, have a taste of, look forward to, have an introduction to, have foreknowledge of, take a vicarious pleasure in, thrill to*, know what's coming*.
anticipate implies a looking forward to something with a foretaste of the pleasure or distress it promises, or a realizing of something in advance, and a taking of steps to meet it anticipating her visit, to anticipate trouble; expect implies a considerable degree of confidence that a particular event will happen to expect guests for dinner; hope implies a desire for something, accompanied by some confidence in the belief that it can be realized to hope for a raise; await implies a waiting for, or a being ready for, a person or thing a hearty welcome awaits you
Object
- objection: Students must develop an argument on the basis of prior case law and principle that supports their side, and anticipate objections and counter-arguments.
- comeback: Those whose sites get de-indexed anticipate a major comeback.
- trend: The result is a collection for boys & girls who anticipate trends and are projected into the future.
- album: Behold the eagerly anticipated debut album ' WAVING AT PLANES ' .
- demand: No one can accurately anticipate demand over a typical 25 year PFI contract.
- difficulty: I anticipate difficulties depositing my dataset, how do I overcome them?
Preposition: at
- outset: To have anticipated at the outset of the research process that such issues might arise would have saved hours of complex editing.
Preposition: that
- majority: It is anticipated that the majority of our trainees will still come from Bristol.
- candidate: It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be able to make the step up to Managing Planner in the near future.
- trainee: It is not anticipated that the F1 trainee will have out of hour's on-call commitments.
Adjective complement
- due: The rucksacks are priced at £ 5.00 - slightly higher than previously anticipated due to the addition of more road safety features.
Modifying Another Word
- eagerly: Gunners game off The eagerly anticipated home meeting of the Charlton women's team with title rivals Arsenal next Thursday has been postponed.
- hotly: Despite new releases from Oasis and Foo Fighters, Coldplay ' s ' X&Y ' is the most hotly anticipated release of 2005.
- keenly: It is anticipated keenly by many of us in those rural areas.
- highly: Born Romantic, David Kane's highly anticipated follow up to UK hit This Year's Love closes the festival.
- originally: Duration of the exposure was originally anticipated to last for a period of 10-12 months for retrieval in early 1985.
Used with why or when
- what: The skill is in anticipating what could go harm the server, foresee what could go wrong in a table or query.
- where: Dangers to felling operatives must be anticipated especially where chain saws are to be used.
- when: Maybe this couldn't have been known nor anticipated when the original quote was made.
Infinitive complement
- commence: Testing of this final interval is anticipated to commence later this week.
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