anticipate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    regard something as probable or likely
    act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
    realize beforehand
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
    be excited or anxious about
    be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

Word Origin

anticipate (v.)
1530s, "to cause to happen sooner," a back-formation from anticipation, or else from Latin anticipatus, past participle of anticipare "take (care of) ahead of time," literally "taking into possession beforehand," from ante "before" (see ante) + capere "to take" (see capable). Later "to be aware of (something) coming at a future time" (1640s). Used in the sense of "expect, look forward to" since 1749, but anticipate has an element of "prepare for, forestall" that should prevent its being used as a synonym for expect. Related: Anticipated; anticipating.

Synonym

Example

1. How long do you anticipate living in your next home ?
2. Bear markets anticipate and price in economic contractions .
3. I don 't anticipate anything unusual on december 21 .
4. Markets rarely anticipate this kind of non-linear growth .
5. Can you anticipate when your symptoms are coming on ?

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