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1anticipate — [[t]æntɪ̱sɪpeɪt[/t]] anticipates, anticipating, anticipated 1) VERB If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it. [V n] At the time we couldn t have anticipated the result of our campaigning …
2Anticipate — An*tic i*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Anticipating}.] [L. anticipatus, p. p. of anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See {Capable}.] 1. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or… …
3anticipate — ► VERB 1) be aware of (a future event) and prepare for it. 2) regard as probable. 3) look forward to. 4) act or happen before. DERIVATIVES anticipator noun anticipatory adjective. ORIGIN …
4anticipate */*/ — UK [ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt] / US [ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms anticipate : present tense I/you/we/they anticipate he/she/it anticipates present participle anticipating past tense anticipated past participle anticipated 1) to think that… …
5anticipate — an|tic|i|pate [ æn tısı,peıt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to think that something will probably happen: The organizers hadn t anticipated the huge interest there was in the event. The building will be completed around six months earlier than… …
6anticipate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. await, expect; precede; forestall; foresee. See preparation, priority, futurity, earliness. Ant., dread. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To foresee] Syn. expect, foresee, look foward to, predict, forecast,… …
7anticipate — verb 1》 be aware of and prepare for (a future event). ↘regard as probable. ↘look forward to. 2》 act as a forerunner or precursor of. Derivatives anticipative adjective anticipator noun anticipatory adjective Origin C16: from L. anticipat …
8Longitude — For Dava Sobel s book about John Harrison, see Longitude (book). For the adaptation of Sobel s book, see Longitude (TV series). Map of Earth Longitude (λ) Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection, but are… …
9Permanent revolution — This article is about the theory. See Permanent Revolution (group) for the group of the same name and Permanent Revolution (album) for the Catch 22 album. Part of a series on …
10Experience sampling method — This research methodology, developed by Larson and Csikszentmihalyi (1983) [Larson, R., Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1983). The experience sampling method. New Directions for Methodology of Social and Behavioral Science , 15, 41 56. ] asks participants… …
