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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People inside the company workshopped how to communicate this week’s retirement in a way that respected users, anticipating some would be upset, the people briefed on the decision said.
“We favor increasing exposure to low volatility and quality growth as we anticipate reversals in the current extreme positioning—not because we anticipate poor macro conditions.”
From Barron's
Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were 64 cents, ahead of the 62 cents anticipated by analysts, according to FactSet.
What he neglected to anticipate in between was his curiosity about the Rossi family and their circus.
From Literature
“She has some cuts and bruises, and slight hypothermia, but that’s it. We’ll keep her for a day or two for observation but I anticipate no serious problems. You kids were lucky. Both of you.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
