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anticipate

an·tic·i·pate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-tis-uh-peyt]
    • /ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪt/
    • /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tis-uh-peyt]
    • /ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪt/

Definitions of anticipate word

  • verb anticipate If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it. 3
  • verb anticipate If you anticipate a question, request, or need, you do what is necessary or required before the question, request, or need occurs. 3
  • verb anticipate If you anticipate something, you do it, think it, or say it before someone else does. 3
  • verb anticipate to foresee and act in advance of 3
  • verb anticipate to thwart by acting in advance of; forestall 3
  • verb anticipate to mention (something) before its proper time 3

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Origin of anticipate

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin anticipātus taken before, anticipated (past participle of anticipāre), equivalent to anti- (variant of ante- ante-) + -cip- (combining form of capere to take) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Anticipate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anticipate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

anticipate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for anticipate

verb anticipate

  • count on — If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.
  • foresee — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
  • assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
  • await — If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
  • forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.

Antonyms for anticipate

verb anticipate

  • doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
  • permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.

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