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anticipate Verb [-pating, -pated] 1. to foresee and act in advance of: he anticipated some probing questions 2. to look forward to 3. to make use of (something, such as one's salary) before receiving it 4. to mention (part of a story) before its proper time [Latin ante- before + capere to take] anticipatory adj
USAGE: The use of anticipate to mean expect should be avoided. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
anticipate verb 1. expect, predict, forecast, prepare for, look for, hope for, envisage, foresee, bank on, apprehend, foretell, think likely, count upon verb 2. await, look forward to, count the hours until 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. Translationsanticipate v anticipate [ӕnˈtisəpeit] 1 to expect (something) I'm not anticipating any trouble.verwagيَتَوَقَّعочаквамpředpokládatforvente; se frem tilerwartenπροσδοκώ, περιμένωesperar, contar conootamaانتظار داشتنodottaas'attendre àלְצַפּוֹתपूर्वानुमान करनाočekivatiszámít (vmire)memperhitungkan, mengharapkanvæntaaspettarsi予想する예상하다laukti, tikėtisparedzēt; gaidītmenjangkaverwachten(for)vente; se fram tilspodziewać się, oczekiwaćprevera anticipaпредвидетьpredpokladaťpričakovatipredvidetivänta sig, räkna medคาดหวังummak, beklemek期望передчувати, чекатиتوقع رکھناlường trước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.verwagيَسْتَبِقпредвиждамpředvídatforudsevoraussehenπροβλέπωpreverette nägemaپیش بینی کردنennakoidaprévoirלִצְפּוֹתपूर्वाभासpredvidjetielőre látmeramalkansjá fyrirprevedere予期する미리 처리하다numatytiparedzēt; nojaustmendugavoorzienforutseprzewidywaćprevera prevedeaпредвосхищатьpredvídaťpredvidetipreduhitritiförutseคาดการณ์önceden tahmin etmek預見передбачатиپیش بینی کرنا ، بھانپ لیناđoán trước预见 n anˌticiˈpation I'm looking forward to the concert with anticipation (= expectancy, excitement).verwagtingتَرَقُّب، تَوَقُّع، إنْفِعالочакванеdychtivé očekáváníforventningdie Erwartungανυπομονησίαexpectación, ilusiónootusärevusانتظار؛ چشم به راهیetukäteen iloiten odottaminenplaisir anticipéצִפִּייָה @@@צִיפִּייָה$$$पूर्वानुमानiščekivanjevárakozásantisipasieftirvæntingviva attesa期待기대nekantrumasgaidas; cerībasketerujaanverwachtingforventningniecierpliwość, oczekiwanieexpectativanerăbdareпредвкушениеočakávanienestrpno pričakovanje(uzbuđeno) iščekivanjeförväntanการรอคอยอย่างคาดหวังumutla bekleme期望;預期передчуття, передбаченняپیش بینی ، امید ، توقعsự tiên đoán期望;预期 |
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At present the planet Mars is in conjunction, but with every return to opposition I, for one, anticipate a renewal of their adventure. And he knows his one freedom: he may anticipate the day of his death. The diplomatists think that their disagreements are the cause of this fresh pressure of natural forces; they anticipate war between their sovereigns; the position seems to them insoluble. |
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