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.
Example Sentences
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The couple are hoping their friends and family can keep the game off during their first dance, but even they anticipate they’ll be checking the score throughout the evening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
They anticipate that SpaceX and Tesla will eventually merge into one company in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
With the key deposit rate at 2%, analysts anticipate further ECB rate hikes, potentially in July, to combat inflation.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Officials anticipate it will bring in $1 billion annually to patch the holes in the health services network.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The ruling allowed black students to anticipate a different future and emboldened a few of them to try to make it happen.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
Vocabulary lists containing anticipate
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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