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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As for “English,” he didn’t anticipate having to make any drastic changes to address the current war with Iran.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“While the front of the curve reflects acute scarcity, the lower prices further out suggest that participants anticipate at least partial normalization over time,” said Saxo Bank’s head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Layoffs can be difficult to anticipate, with pink slips now popping up in a 6 a.m. email.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The tankan showed that companies anticipate that overall prices will climb 2.6% over the coming year, well above the central bank’s 2% target and faster than the 2.4% pace forecast in the previous survey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
He also did not anticipate running into a landmass before he reached the East Indies.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
