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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People who are paid to anticipate, not to react haphazardly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
The Legislative Analyst’s Office does not anticipate the measure to result in direct state or local costs because the costs are meant to be covered by homeowners’ mortgage payments.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
Netflix didn't anticipate supremely British-focused drama Baby Reindeer would be so popular globally.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
If you anticipate that unequal inheritances could surprise family members, consider leaving a short letter of wishes explaining your thinking.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
Knowing as I do the difficulty of seeing what most everyone insists does not exist, I anticipate that this book will be met with skepticism or something worse.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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