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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Layoffs can be difficult to anticipate, with pink slips now popping up in a 6 a.m. email.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Deutsche Bank said it did not anticipate an "immediate near-term impact" from the war on volumes, confirming an outlook of 15.8 million sales for this year, down 2.5 percent from 2025.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
“We anticipate the same level of interest for” Lilly’s pill as has been seen for the Wegovy pill, Ilya Yuffa, president of Eli Lilly’s U.S. unit, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
“This tragedy underscores the responsibility employers have to anticipate hazards and take meaningful steps to protect workers, especially in high-risk operations involving explosive materials,” Cal/OSHA spokeswoman Denisse Gomez said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
“And so, Martina,” Mr. Curtain concluded, “you may now anticipate the Improvement with pleasure. As I said, by the day after tomorrow we—” Mr. Curtain’s attention shifted to the drain cover in his office floor.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
