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.
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They also anticipate questions on the response to policy changes from existing and potential property investors, lead indicators on draw-down conversions, and the likely impact of the changes on growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“At this point, only the Supreme Court can bring uniformity and settle this question once and for all. I anticipate that it will do so soon,” Judge Diane S. Sykes wrote in her dissent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Deutsche Bank analysts anticipate that Microsoft’s free cash flow could drop near breakeven levels in its 2027 fiscal year, which has just kicked off.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Once people have been through a traumatic event like a flood or a heatwave, they anticipate the next one," Hickman, who offers therapy to individuals experiencing climate anxiety, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
And if there is a reasonable chance that readers will misinterpret a statistical tendency as an absolute law, a responsible writer will anticipate the oversight and qualify the generalization accordingly.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Apple anticipates a 47% to 48% gross margin for the September quarter, with about 1 percentage point of positive contribution from tariff refunds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Krishna anticipates the AI boom will also boost IBM’s revenue, because most customers need someone to come in and hold their hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
For the month’s consumer sentiment, it anticipates a possible stall in growth, owing to rising fuel prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
It takes up one-third of a 53-foot tractor trailer—one of 17 trailers “Phantom” travels with, and the team anticipates about 38 hours to load into a venue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“He anticipates it constantly when you’re abroad,” she said.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
He added: "Given the event's profile, which as anticipated, resulted in an approximate $30m loss, our margins at UFC as well as on a consolidated basis were meaningfully impacted."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Calmer winds and cooler temperatures assisted fire crews in their battle against the Spokane blazes Monday, but temperature are anticipated to climb back into the 90s by Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were $3.19, ahead of the $3.08 anticipated by analysts, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Proving that a similar incident could have been anticipated "shouldn't be so hard now that it's begun to happen."
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
He discovered it was ten times as high as it was in the open air: apparently the metal body, reflecting the radioactivity inward from six directions, concentrated the rays more than anyone had anticipated.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
Enterprise customers are moving up to premium tiers and expanding their software spend, and ServiceNow is anticipating a pricing uplift of 20% to 30%.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
“We’re anticipating those waves to kind of stay elevated through at least Tuesday.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
A classic one - are you anticipating that doing this task is going to be very difficult, challenging or stressful?
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
IBM said it expects infrastructure revenue to fall 7%, after previously anticipating a low-single-digit decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The audience takes pleasure in themselves for anticipating the point.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing anticipate
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