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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The U.S. doesn’t anticipate China will propose a major investment package for manufacturing in the U.S., the official said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
They have averaged 16% of the vote in the wards declared so far, much as we would anticipate from their standing in the polls.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
You don’t anticipate second- and third-order effects without having lived through previous cycles of change.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
“We anticipate being up soon, and will provide updates as soon as possible” the company said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
I didn't anticipate the heaviness of the dread spreading through my stomach, though.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing anticipate
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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