Defenition of the word anticipate
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Defenition of the word anticipate
- To look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come.
- To state, or make something known in advance, especially using inference or special knowledge.
- realize beforehand
- act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
- be excited or anxious about
- be a forerunner of or occur earlier than, as in: "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
- regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
- make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
- be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
- be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
- regard something as probable or likely
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
Synonyms for the word anticipate
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- call
- counter
- expect
- forebode
- foreknow
- foresee
- forestall
- foretell
- look for
- look to
- occur
- predict
- previse
- prognosticate
- promise
Hyponyms for the word anticipate
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- apprehend
- assume
- augur
- believe
- bet
- calculate
- conjecture
- forecast
- guess
- hypothecate
- hypothesise
- hypothesize
- imagine
- opine
- outguess
- presume
- prophesy
- quail at
- read
- reckon
- second-guess
- speculate
- suppose
- take for granted
- theorise
- theorize
- think
- trust
- vaticinate
- wager
Hypernyms for the word anticipate
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- act
- await
- come about
- evaluate
- expect
- fall out
- go on
- guess
- hap
- happen
- hazard
- judge
- know
- look
- move
- occur
- pass
- pass judgment
- pass off
- pretend
- take place
- venture
- wait
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