anticipate
Usage
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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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Anticipate top-drawer cocktails and service that acknowledges the current labor situation: all the attendants are bartenders — easier to find these days than experienced waiters, says their boss.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2022
Anticipate devastation on this level and if it doesn`t happen then we should all count our blessings...Do not play around and say “I`ve been through Andrew/Camille/Katrina/Betsy” all storms are different.
From The Verge • Aug. 29, 2021
Anticipate what your power needs might be during the outage and figure out how to plan ahead:
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2021
Anticipate having to wait in a long line, but Deep Sea’s signature cake — moist, rich in flavor, topped with pillowy frosting — is worth the wait.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2021
Anticipate fate, and let no dangers beset our love after this beautiful night when, betwixt fear and joy, in counsel with the stars, I thought of thy future!
Vocabulary lists containing anticipate
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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