anticipate

[An*ticĀ·i*pate]

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.

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To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

Verb
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"

Verb
regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

Verb
realize beforehand

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make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

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be excited or anxious about

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Verb
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time


v. t.
To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.

v. t.
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.


Anticipate

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.
He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace.
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. -- 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.
I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives.
Timid men were anticipating another civil war.

To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

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Usage Examples

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

I started running around my 30th birthday. I wanted to lose weight I didn't anticipate the serenity. Being in motion, suddenly my body was busy and so my head could work out some issues I had swept under a carpet of wine and cheese. Good therapy, that's a good run.

Here's a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can't anticipate how you'll feel afterward. People will tell you a few may be close to right, none exactly right.

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.

One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future, so that those relationships can persist over time.

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Other Usage Examples

The way that organizations and organisms anticipate the future is by taking signals from the past, most the time.

For decades, Japan has been a friend and reliable trading partner with the United States, and I anticipate that relationship will prosper.

And this is one way to do technology forecasting get a sense of where technology is, and then anticipate the next upturn.

I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.

What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your native tongue, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the elders, to anticipate the promise of the children. This tragic fate is indeed the plight of someone somewhere roughly every two weeks.

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