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anticipate

[an-tis-uh-peyt] / ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪt /




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 cool reading gave investors reason to believe that Fed rate cuts may come sooner than previously anticipated, sparking renewed sentiment for risk-on assets such as cryptocurrencies.

From Barron's

Concerns around London’s attractiveness to foreign companies looking to go public were heightened last year after Chinese fast-fashion company Shein backed out of a hotly anticipated initial public offering in London.

From The Wall Street Journal

In that case, Judge Molly Silfen determined that while Congress “may not have anticipated a disaster declaration lasting more than three years, the statute’s express text nevertheless applies.”

From The Wall Street Journal

What I didn’t anticipate was how hard it is to fill all the void, how the loss of work anxiety would foment a new anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal

Understanding how swarms behave collectively would be essential to anticipate risks.

From Salon