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to anticipate
01
to expect or predict that something will happen
Transitive: to anticipate that | to anticipate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
anticipate
3rd person singular
anticipates
Present participle
anticipating
Past simple
anticipated
Past participle
anticipated
Examples
He anticipated a positive response to his proposal.
02
to predict or sense something in advance and act to prepare for it
Transitive: to anticipate an upcomign situation
Examples
She anticipated the traffic and left home earlier than usual.
03
to recognize someone's desire or instruction ahead of time and act on it before being told
Transitive: to anticipate a command or request
Examples
The assistant anticipated his boss's need for coffee and brought it without being asked.
04
to act, speak, or think of something before someone else has the chance to
Transitive: to anticipate an idea or remark
Examples
Before I could answer, she anticipated my thoughts and spoke them aloud.
05
to eagerly await or expect something with excitement
Transitive: to anticipate a desirable event
Examples
She anticipated her birthday party with great excitement.
06
to happen or exist before something else, signaling or preparing for its occurrence
Transitive: to anticipate sth
Examples
The invention of the telegraph anticipated modern communication technology.
Lexical Tree
anticipated
anticipation
anticipative
anticipate
anticip
