Search Result:anticipate
KK Pronunciation
〔 ænˋtIsәˏpet 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ænˊtisipeit 〕
Overview of verb anticipate
The verb anticipate has 6 senses
- expect, anticipate -- (regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow")
- anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter -- (act in advance of; deal with ahead of time)
- anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee -- (realize beforehand)
- predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise -- (make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election")
- anticipate, look for, look to -- (be excited or anxious about)
- anticipate -- (be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism")