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   anticipate

   /anˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. regard as probable; expect or predict: "she anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre" Similar expectforeseepredictthink likelyforecastprophesyforetellcontemplate the possibility ofallow forbe prepared forcount onbank onlook forbargain oninformal:reckon onfigure onarchaic:apprehend
   • ▪ guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared: "they failed to anticipate a full-scale invasion" Similar pre-emptforestallinterceptsecond-guessinformal:beat someone to itbeat someone to the drawbeat someone to the punch
   • ▪ look forward to: "Stephen was eagerly anticipating the break from the routine of business" Similar look forward toawaitcount the days untilinformal:lick one's lips overOpposite dread
   • 2. act as a forerunner or precursor of: "he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration" Similar foreshadowprecedeantedatecome/go beforebe earlier than
   • ▪ come or take place before (an event or process expected or scheduled for a later time): "this is to anticipate the argument"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the senses ‘to take something into consideration’, ‘mention something before the proper time’): from Latin anticipat- ‘acted in advance’, from anticipare, based on ante- ‘before’ + capere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. anticipative adjective
   • 2. anticipator noun

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   What does anticipate mean?

   • from Latin anticipatus "having dealt with ahead of time," from anticipare "anticipate," literally "to occupy beforehand," from anti-, altered form of ante- "before" and -cipare, derived from capere "to take" — related to accept, capture the patent on the compound had been anticipated by the Beilstein reference Misani v.

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   What is the meaning of anticipatory?

   • 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.

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   What is the difference between anticipate and expect?

   • 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.

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   What does it mean if you anticipate an event?

   • If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it. At the time we couldn't have anticipated the result of our campaigning. [VERB noun] I hadn't anticipated that Rob's team would advance that far. [VERB that]

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   What does it mean to anticipate a question?

   • If you anticipate a question, request, or need, you do what is necessary or required before the question, request, or need occurs. What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question. [VERB noun] Do you expect your partner to anticipate your needs? [VERB noun] If you anticipate something, you do it, think it, or say it before someone else does.

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   What does it mean to anticipate a meeting?

   • 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.

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