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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Recent data indicate a recovery is taking hold -- factory output as well as orders have jumped far more strongly that anticipated, particularly due to increased demand for defence equipment.
From Barron's
These dust-free sources date back to cosmic dawn and are unusual because they emit little to no X-ray radiation, something astronomers did not anticipate based on existing models.
From Science Daily
IShowSpeed, one of the world's most popular content creators, is set to receive a Ghanaian passport following his highly anticipated trip to the West African nation.
From BBC
Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were 52 cents, ahead of the 46 cents anticipated by analysts, according to FactSet.
He has managed those so far - but he would not have anticipated reaching the semi-finals with such a heavy reliance on fortuity.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
