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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On the other hand, if the goal was regime change, a Hormuz counterattack would certainly have been anticipated.
He said that while the attack on Iran had been anticipated, its timing and the duration of the war that has ensued were surprising.
From Barron's
He also anticipates Apple will lean more into health and wellness tools as AI possibly helps people live longer.
From Barron's
Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal were anticipating a March decline to 87.5.
The Bank of Canada projects that the economy will grow modestly as it adjusts to U.S. tariffs and trade policy uncertainty, though policymakers have said near-term economic growth is likely to be weaker than anticipated.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
