anticipate
Usage
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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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"Schools are starting the year with a rule that is not written into their internal regulations, except perhaps for those that tried to anticipate something, but that remains very limited."
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The findings could help researchers anticipate how mutations affecting the initiator may alter gene activity and contribute to a range of disorders.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
But after such a strong stretch, some on Wall Street anticipate that stocks could be heading for a lost decade.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The creators of today’s tax-advantaged retirement accounts didn’t appear to anticipate the growth in account balances being seen today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Together, as the Gangulis drive, they anticipate the moment the thin blue line of ocean will come into view.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
In the past year Gupta's brands have grown their top line by 100% and she anticipates strong double-digit growth going forward.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Oxford Economics anticipates that manufacturers who stand to be most impacted include those in the cement, paper, printing, wood, clothing and electronics equipment sectors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
He anticipates that both will use their mobility to make plays if the pocket collapses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
As the memory business evolves in the coming years, Sandisk’s management anticipates that the company will be able to maintain extreme profitability.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Jay, taut and grim-faced, anticipates when to loosen or tighten the rope.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Kit Harington has been tapped to join the highly anticipated Harry Potter TV series as the wizarding world's celebrity-turned-Hogwarts instructor Gilderoy Lockhart, HBO confirmed to the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Christelle Kauffmann, the union's deputy secretary-general, is among the minority of school leaders who anticipated the measure.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Earlier this year, Hurst completed filming on four episodes of the first season of the highly anticipated show, but those will be scrapped and reshot with Bautista stepping in, and production resuming in the fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
After her layoff from the soybean plant, Lee anticipated struggling a bit to find work at her age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Dimple had gotten here faster than she’d anticipated, so she’d texted Celia to tell her that she was here, but to take her time.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
“We’re anticipating scenarios we haven’t seen before in the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Not only that - I got up this morning anticipating being in the audience, on your behalf, for a Farage victory speech, here in Clacton, and then doing an interview him afterwards.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Locals were anticipating the busiest summer in years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Enterprise customers are moving up to premium tiers and expanding their software spend, and ServiceNow is anticipating a pricing uplift of 20% to 30%.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
I clutched my sword more tightly, still anticipating an attack.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Vocabulary lists containing anticipate
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