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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The outcome was one few anticipated, with Gray Davis romping to victory in the Democratic primary, then winning the governorship in a landslide.
From Los Angeles Times
With even more parties anticipated to join the lawsuit before the April 19 deadline, EPA has a big fight on its hands and is almost guaranteed to hit the Supreme Court’s docket.
From Salon
“For us, this means relatively short-term impacts on inflation and growth, which is what we currently anticipate,” they say.
Oxford also doesn’t expect much of hit to consumer spending, as it anticipates households to dip into savings.
The fixture, one of the most keenly anticipated on both clubs' calendars, is likely to have ramifications for play-off qualification and seeding with Saints currently leading the table and Leicester third.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
