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to anticipate
01
anticiper, prévoir
to expect or predict that something will happen
Transitive: to anticipate that | to anticipate sth
informations grammaticales
composition morphologique
dérivé
verbe d’action
régulier
présent
anticipate
3e personne du singulier
anticipates
participe présent
anticipating
passé simple
anticipated
participe passé
anticipated
Exemples
He anticipated a positive response to his proposal.
Il anticipait une réponse positive à sa proposition.
02
anticiper, prévoir
to predict or sense something in advance and act to prepare for it
Transitive: to anticipate an upcomign situation
Exemples
She anticipated the traffic and left home earlier than usual.
Elle a anticipé la circulation et est partie de chez elle plus tôt que d'habitude.
03
anticiper, devancer
to recognize someone's desire or instruction ahead of time and act on it before being told
Transitive: to anticipate a command or request
Exemples
The assistant anticipated his boss's need for coffee and brought it without being asked.
L'assistant a anticipé le besoin de café de son patron et l'a apporté sans qu'on le lui demande.
04
anticiper, devancer
to act, speak, or think of something before someone else has the chance to
Transitive: to anticipate an idea or remark
Exemples
Before I could answer, she anticipated my thoughts and spoke them aloud.
Avant que je puisse répondre, elle a anticipé mes pensées et les a exprimées à haute voix.
05
anticiper, attendre avec impatience
to eagerly await or expect something with excitement
Transitive: to anticipate a desirable event
Exemples
She anticipated her birthday party with great excitement.
Elle anticipait sa fête d'anniversaire avec une grande excitation.
06
précéder, annoncer
to happen or exist before something else, signaling or preparing for its occurrence
Transitive: to anticipate sth
Exemples
The invention of the telegraph anticipated modern communication technology.
L'invention du télégraphe a anticipé la technologie de communication moderne.
Arbre Lexical
anticipated
anticipation
anticipative
anticipate
anticip
