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anticipate

/ anticipate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
"This composition anticipates Impressionism"
Type of:
happen hap go on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
realize beforehand
Type of:
know
Derived:
prevision foresight prospicience anticipator anticipant
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 3
be excited or anxious about
Type of:
expect look await
Kinds of:
apprehend quail at
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Type of:
act move
Derived:
obviation forestalling preclusion anticipator anticipant
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
regard something as probable or likely
"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
Type of:
judge
Kinds of:
think opine suppose imagine reckon
Derived:
expectation outlook prospect
Verb group:
expect look await wait
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 6
make a prediction about; tell in advance
"Call the outcome of an election"
Type of:
guess venture pretend
Kinds of:
read second-guess outguess augur bet
Derived:
foreboding premonition presentiment boding prediction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
47
Times Searched
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happen hap go on know expect look await apprehend quail at act move judge