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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It also expects flat same-store sales this year—weaker than analysts anticipated.
The company now anticipates organic revenue growth between 9% and 11% for the full fiscal year, up from a prior forecast of 6%-10% growth.
If it fails to advance as anticipated, this trade fails.
From Barron's
It’s part of a broader real-estate industry trend to track properties’ surroundings, amid pressure to anticipate how everything from pollutants to window cleaning—and even strong lights—could harm living creatures.
The company anticipates sales of at least $12.3 billion for the current quarter, surpassing the $10.2 billion forecast by Wall Street analysts.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
