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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But the actual overproduction may be less than anticipated, Morse said.
From Barron's
Cal-Maine Foods anticipates a significant sales and earnings decline for its latest quarter due to falling egg prices.
From Barron's
Strong orders in the second half of 2025 will boost cash flow, with limited down payments meaning the company stands to grow faster than previously anticipated in 2027-28, the analysts write.
At the latest show in October, the Pink brand was featured more prominently than in previous years, which spurred a more meaningful post-show lift in the brand’s sales than executives anticipated.
“This is something that people are anticipating and are coming into our streaming services for and really wanting to make a moment out of it.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
