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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Executives expressed a bullish outlook on continued deal flow in 2026, noting the potential for more initial public offerings and that its backlog of anticipated future deal revenue stands at a four-year high.
From Barron's
Revenue from investment banking fees increased for the group, and bankers were once again starting a new year feeling optimistic about their “pipeline” of deals they are anticipating.
Even if you are of the mind that reality TV should be devoid of anything that makes you grit your teeth, anticipating the relief of Rapaport’s eventual exit is a sweetness worth savoring.
From Salon
Publishing an interim report in December, she stated that what she has seen so far "has been much worse" than she'd anticipated.
From BBC
Friday’s December jobs report showed that the unemployment rate declined last month, while the pace of wage growth accelerated more quickly than economists had anticipated.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
