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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Within a decade, India not only produced enough food to feed itself, thanks to technological advances in agriculture that Ehrlich hadn’t anticipated, but was a net exporter of wheat.
While other major central banks are expected to hold rates, markets anticipate a Fed rate cut by year-end.
From Barron's
There is an additional $16.8 million in anticipated revenue that isn’t included in the firm backlog total.
From Barron's
The study anticipates that could lead to about $2.43 billion in fewer donations a year.
From Barron's
Naturally, the uptick in inflation forecasts is having a big impact on the rate cuts that markets were anticipating until just recently.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
