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1anticipate — UK US /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ verb [T] ► to imagine or expect that something will happen: anticipate problems/difficulties »It s always best to anticipate problems before they arise. »The anticipated inflation figure is lower than last month s. anticipate… …
2anticipate — an|tic|i|pate S3 [ænˈtısıpeıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of anticipare, from ante ( ANTE ) + capere to take ] 1.) to expect that something will happen and be ready for it ▪ Sales are better than anticipated.… …
3anticipate */*/ — 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… …
4anticipate — [[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 …
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 — [ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt] verb [T] 1) to think that something will probably happen Organizers say they do not anticipate any difficulties.[/ex] We anticipate that the river level will rise very slowly.[/ex] 2) to guess that something will happen, and be… …
7anticipate — 1. Here lies another of the great usage battlegrounds, where the conflict is all the more fraught for overlapping meanings that confuse the issue. The two primary and undisputed meanings are (1) to be aware of (a thing) in advance and act… …
8Anticipate — 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… …
9anticipate — (v.) 1530s, to cause to happen sooner, a back formation from ANTICIPATION (Cf. anticipation), or else from L. anticipatus, pp. of anticipare take (care of) ahead of time, lit. taking into possession beforehand, from ante before (see ANTE (Cf.… …
10anticipate — 01. Police are [anticipating] a rise in crime this summer when many tourists are in town, and criminals are out trying to steal cameras and purses. 02. I had [anticipated] that the Liberal Party would win the election. 03. I sometimes… …