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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Many people had been anticipating a possible US attack.
From BBC
The film, loosely based on the book, was one of the most anticipated of the year.
From Barron's
Improvements are also anticipated in several behaviors that influence cardiovascular health, including healthier eating, increased physical activity and reduced smoking.
From Science Daily
They anticipate 1 trillion yuan in fiscal support, a possible 10-basis-point rate cut and a 50-basis-point reserve requirement ratio cut this year.
The deal will provisionally apply to the Mercosur countries that have ratified it, Gill told reporters, adding the commission anticipated remaining members Brazil and Paraguay would do so "soon".
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
