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anticipate

[an-tis-uh-peyt] / ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪt /




Usage

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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.


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As Stella said: "It's only now, and we are mid-season, that we are starting to have the required tools in order to be able to anticipate, optimise, and study these sensitivities."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“While we anticipated some supply chain-related impact in our expectations, we did not anticipate the magnitude of the capex reprioritization.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

While some supply-chain-related impact to IBM’s prior expectations were foreseen, “we did not anticipate the magnitude of the capex reprioritization,” Krishna said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 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

He wasn’t sure what he’d get when he typed “Tsvishn Veltn, Yiddish theater” into Google, but he certainly did not anticipate getting a result on the first page.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Now he anticipates removing drywall and ripping out the floors entirely.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

The company said it anticipates adjusted Ebitda for the second quarter of roughly $4.03 billion, and revenue for the three months of about $20.23 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The company anticipates that capacity and infrastructure will only become more constrained going forward as AI demand increases.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, now anticipates one interest rate hike by year-end.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

The Phaistos disk anticipates humanity’s next efforts at printing, which similarly used cut type or blocks but applied them to paper with ink, not to clay without ink.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

From the highly anticipated conclusion to Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy to a new memoir from the author of ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ here are 10 must-read books hitting shelves this July.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The company expects content expenses to increase 10% for the full year, although revenue is anticipated to grow more quickly, at a 13% to 14% clip.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

The world number 18 anticipated the US Open at Shinnecock Hills would be his final major of the year, with his wife Caroline expecting their second child on 14 July.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The impact of the conflict on the global economy has been smaller than feared when it began in late February, largely because energy prices didn’t rise as sharply as many economists anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Instead of the soaring ride he had anticipated, he made a slow, graceful half circle, heels over head, and thudded down on his back in the grass.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

“We’re anticipating those waves to kind of stay elevated through at least Tuesday.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

A classic one - are you anticipating that doing this task is going to be very difficult, challenging or stressful?

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Modi is set to receive a rock-star welcome when he fronts a community rally at a stadium in Melbourne later on Thursday, with organisers anticipating more than 20,000 people could flock to the event.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

But that’s not what the bank is anticipating.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

He’s smiling now, waving his phone to show you he’s been anticipating this moment.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone




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