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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“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
Of course, Weedbrook and the rest of the Xanadu team couldn’t anticipate the present-day market conditions.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
"We did not anticipate that this video record would provide such a rich variety of detailed observations. Such kinematic data is critical for advancing our understanding of earthquake source physics," says Kearse.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
The UK Health Security Agency has attempted to anticipate what could happen in the next six months, but has only "low confidence" in any of its forecasts.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
I didn’t anticipate it being a possibility that Raven would be put to work, because I wasn’t planning to hide any copies of The Gold-Bug until right before the game began.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
