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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She climbed back to the top of the podium faster than even she anticipated.
Doctors say they’re fielding even more calls than usual to book appointments for face-lifts and breast augmentations during the winter months, as patients anticipate spring break, summer vacation, wedding season and the gala circuit.
Super Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks kicks off this Sunday in a highly anticipated rematch.
From MarketWatch
Many anticipate the appearance of La Casita, a salmon-coloured structure featured on his world tour designed to resemble a traditional Puerto Rican home.
From BBC
Despite potential equity valuation shrinkage for software firms, Golub anticipates they will continue to repay lenders.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
