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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In its announcement, Ring said it had realised that the Flock partnership would have taken up "significantly more time and resources than anticipated".
From BBC
The company’s earnings missed expectations in its latest quarter, while management noted it’s likely to release a highly anticipated new game, SoR, in 3Q, the analysts say.
The International Monetary Fund anticipates that the massive rainfall will help the economy grow by nearly five percent.
From Barron's
Friday's inflation data caps a week of key economic releases, including an employment report which indicated stronger jobs growth in January than anticipated.
From Barron's
Management’s financial outlook was also more upbeat than anticipated.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
