anticipate
Usage
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To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? To expect something implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. To await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
Example Sentences
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LLM developers like OpenAI are directing much of the mammoth investment they have received into Nvidia's products, rushing to build GPU-stuffed data centres to serve an anticipated flood of demand for AI services.
From Barron's
When we see performances like this, especially in movies where we might not anticipate them, it’s a shrewd reminder that we can never be too sure what we’ll get when we go to the theater.
From Salon
As such, their management teams might anticipate more appetite for their shares.
From MarketWatch
The tough part of monetary policy is anticipating where inflation will go and adjusting rates accordingly.
Expected viewership for the film has also been much discussed online, with many anticipating weak sales.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
