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.
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"Because we haven't seen a SSW event quite like this before, it is harder to anticipate a cold spell at the moment."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
And a well-designed poll is built to anticipate issues that may make it less than reliable.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Because things are going to play out in ways and timing and things that we can’t anticipate, so be as prepared as we can be.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
This process helps people interpret what they see and hear, anticipate events, and coordinate their actions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
She could anticipate his shrug, and, picturing him, laughed, perhaps the worst thing she could have done.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
Pegula: "She moves like a cat. She's wonderful. She's got the perfect serve. She's smart. She anticipates well."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The company anticipates 56 cents a share, plus or minus 4 cents a share, in adjusted earnings for the third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The report anticipates that tighter credit and liquidity next year will force decelerating AI capex, more credit events and the Federal Reserve being forced to adopt a more dovish approach.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
On Thursday, Jassy entertained the possibility, saying Amazon anticipates “working with horizontal agents.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Turns out not using the number is harder than Jus anticipates, especially when he’s alone with nothing but memories of his homeboy.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
But with energy prices now expected to be a drag on growth for longer than previously anticipated, and borrowing costs higher, it lowered its forecast for growth in 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The judges agreed some factors should not have counted against Digwa, including the community impact of the case, which he had not anticipated or intended.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
At the republic’s dawn, James Madison anticipated that each branch’s “ambition” would counteract others’ inordinate “ambition.”
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that paying back bond investors will cost $500 million to $600 million a year, for an anticipated term of 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Malcolm’s presence in Durham had a number of effects, all of which had been anticipated by the elder McKissick.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Instead of reflecting a system that has simply stopped distinguishing between different memories, these responses might involve a brain mechanism that shifts too quickly from recognizing safety to anticipating danger.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Analysts polled by FactSet were anticipating $5.72 a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Iran and the Gulf states caught in the crossfire, meanwhile, are frenziedly stocking up on missiles and interceptors as if anticipating a return to hostilities.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
A week before the Deitch show opened, he was still anticipating what it might become.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
“The audience takes pleasure in themselves for anticipating the point.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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