anticipate
Usage
What are other ways to say anticipate?
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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Lawyers anticipate most will not be settled, unleashing a flood of lawsuits starting this summer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Reflecting these trends, 62% of respondents to Bank of America’s most recent fund-manager survey indicated they anticipate the 30-year Treasury yield will top 6% in the next 12 months.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
PCE inflation figures will likely mark the highlight among economic data due in the coming week as investors increasingly anticipate that the Federal Reserve’s next move will be to raise interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"We anticipate that inflation will trend higher through much of 2026, heading towards 4% by the end of the year."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Motorists in Scotland and the North should be careful of black ice on the roads, and the Midlands should anticipate widespread patches of freezing fog.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing anticipate
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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