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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He knew Xerox desired to invest in Apple, which would soon go public in one of the most eagerly anticipated stock offerings of the era.
From Los Angeles Times
“We anticipate that clients will remain cautious in the near term reflecting heightened macroeconomic uncertainty, including evolving tariff dynamics and the continuing conflict in the Middle East,” Sorrell, S4 Capital’s executive chairman, said.
But progress has been slowed by lower than anticipated demand, with many consumers put off by higher upfront costs and still patchy charging infrastructure.
From Barron's
Fewer Lyme disease cases were accrued over the study period than anticipated, and the pre-determined statistical criterion wasn’t met in the primary endpoint.
Instead of selling into a panic, they buy instead, anticipating he will soon back down or moderate his stance, sparking an equity rebound.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
