to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
2.
to expect; look forward to; be sure of: to anticipate a favorable decision.
3.
to perform (an action) before another has had time to act.
4.
to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made: He anticipated each of my orders.
5.
to nullify, prevent, or forestall by taking countermeasures in advance: to anticipate a military attack.
6.
to consider or mention before the proper time: to anticipate more difficult questions.
7.
to be before (another) in doing, thinking, achieving, etc.: Many modern inventions were anticipated by Leonardo da Vinci.
8.
Finance.
a.
to expend (funds) before they are legitimately available for use.
b.
to discharge (an obligation) before it is due.
–verb (used without object)
9.
to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance.
[Origin: 1525–35; < L anticipātus taken before, anticipated (ptp. of anticipāre), equiv. to anti- (var. of ante-ante-) + -cip- (comb. form of capere to take) + -ātus-ate1]
—Usage note Despite claims that anticipate should only be used to mean “to perform (an action) or respond to (a question, etc.) in advance” or “to forestall,” it has been used widely since the 18th century as a synonym for expect, often with an implication of pleasure: We anticipate a large turnout at the next meeting. This use is standard in all types of speech and writing.
Usage Note: Some people hold that anticipate is improperly used as a simple synonym for expect; they would restrict its use to situations in which advance action is taken either to forestall (anticipate her opponent's next move) or to fulfill (anticipate my desires). In earlier surveys, however, a majority of the Usage Panel accepted the use of anticipate to mean "to feel or to realize beforehand" and "to look forward to." The word unanticipated, however, is not established as a synonym for unexpected. Thus 77 percent of the Usage Panel rejected the sentence They always set aside a little extra food for unanticipated guests, inasmuch as guests for whom advance provision has been made cannot be said to be unanticipated, though they may very well be unexpected.
1534, "accelerate," from L. anticipatus, pp. of anticipare "take (care of) ahead of time," from ante "before" (see ante) + capere "to take" (see capable). Used in the sense of "expect, look forward to" since 1749, but anticipate has an element of "prepare for, forestall" that should prevent its being used as a synonym for expect.
to expect (something) Example: I'm not anticipating any trouble.
Arabic:
يَتَوَقَّع
Chinese (Simplified):
期望
Chinese (Traditional):
期望
Czech:
předpokládat
Danish:
forvente; se frem til
Dutch:
verwachten
Estonian:
ootama
Finnish:
odottaa
French:
s'attendre à
German:
erwarten
Greek:
προσδοκώ, περιμένω
Hungarian:
számít (vmire)
Icelandic:
vænta
Indonesian:
memperhitungkan, mengharapkan
Italian:
aspettarsi
Japanese:
予想する
Korean:
예상하다
Latvian:
paredzēt; gaidīt
Lithuanian:
laukti, tikėtis
Norwegian:
(for)vente; se fram til
Polish:
spodziewać się, oczekiwać
Portuguese (Brazil):
prever
Portuguese (Portugal):
prever
Romanian:
a anticipa
Russian:
предвидеть
Slovak:
predpokladať
Slovenian:
pričakovati
Spanish:
esperar, contar con
Swedish:
vänta sig, räkna med
Turkish:
ummak, beklemek
anticipate2[ӕnˈtisəpeit]verb
to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary Example: A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want.
Main Entry: an·tic·i·pate Pronunciation: an-'tis-&-"pAt Function: verb Inflected Forms: -pat·ed; -pat·ing transitive senses : to give advance thought to anticipateintransitive senses : to come before the expected time —used especially of medical
symptoms
Main Entry: an·tic·i·pate Pronunciation: an-'ti-s&-"pAt Function: transitive verb Inflected Forms: -pat·ed;
-pat·ing 1: to bar or invalidate (a patent) by anticipation <the patent on the compound had been anticipated by the Beilstein reference —Misani v.
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, 210 Atlantic Reporter, Second Series 609 (1965)> 2: to negate the novelty of (an invention) by its appearance in prior art <appeared to
have anticipated a variable light makeup mirror —Wilson v. Bristol-Myers Company, 503 New York Supplement Reporter, Second Series 334 (1986)>
An*tic"i*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticipated; p. pr. & vb. n. Anticipating.] [L. anticipatus, p. p. of anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See Capable.]1. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action. To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. --R. Hall. He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. --Macaulay. 2. To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument. 3. To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired. 4. To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life. Syn: To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect. Usage: To Anticipate, Expect. These words, as here compared, agree in regarding some future event as about to take place. Expect is the stringer. It supposes some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen. Anticipate is, literally, to take beforehand, and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future. Hence, to say, "I did not anticipate a refusal," expresses something less definite and strong than to say, " did not expect it." Still, anticipate is a convenient word to be interchanged with expect in cases where the thought will allow. Good with bad Expect to hear; supernal grace contending With sinfulness of men. --Milton. I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. --Spectator. Timid men were anticipating another civil war. --Macaulay.
An*tic"i*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticipated; p. pr. & vb. n. Anticipating.] [L. anticipatus, p. p. of anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See Capable.]1. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action. To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. --R. Hall. He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. --Macaulay. 2. To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument. 3. To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired. 4. To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life. Syn: To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect. Usage: To Anticipate, Expect. These words, as here compared, agree in regarding some future event as about to take place. Expect is the stringer. It supposes some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen. Anticipate is, literally, to take beforehand, and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future. Hence, to say, "I did not anticipate a refusal," expresses something less definite and strong than to say, " did not expect it." Still, anticipate is a convenient word to be interchanged with expect in cases where the thought will allow. Good with bad Expect to hear; supernal grace contending With sinfulness of men. --Milton. I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. --Spectator. Timid men were anticipating another civil war. --Macaulay.
Ex*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expected; p. pr. & vb. n. Expecting.] [L. expectatum, to look out for, await, expect; ex + out spectare to look at. See Spectacle.]1. To wait for; to await. [Obs.] Let's in, and there expect their coming. --Shak. 2. To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated. "Good: I will expect you." --Shak. "Expecting thy reply." --Shak. The Somersetshire or yellow regiment . . . was expected to arrive on the following day. --Macaulay. Syn: To anticipate; look for; await; hope. Usage: To Expect, Think, Believe, Await. Expect is a mental act and has aways a reference to the future, to some coming event; as a person expects to die, or he expects to survive. Think and believe have reference to the past and present, as well as to the future; as I think the mail has arrived; I believe he came home yesterday, that he is he is at home now. There is a not uncommon use of expect, which is a confusion of the two; as, I expect the mail has arrived; I expect he is at home. This misuse should be avoided. Await is a physical or moral act. We await that which, when it comes, will affect us personally. We expect what may, or may not, interest us personally. See Anticipate.
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