Definition of anticipate - WordReference.com Dictionary

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anticipate
A	verb
	1	anticipate
			be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
		Category Tree: happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place ╚anticipate
	2	expect, anticipate
			regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚expect, anticipate ╚believe; trust ╚speculate; theorize; theorise; conjecture; hypothesize; hypothesise; hypothecate; suppose ╚assume; presume; take for granted ╚think; opine; suppose; imagine; reckon; guess
	3	anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee
			realize beforehand
		Category Tree: know ╚anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee
	4	predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
			make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚reason ╚speculate ╚guess; venture; pretend; hazard ╚predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise ╚bet; wager ╚augur ╚second-guess; outguess ╚read
	5	anticipate, look for, look to
			be excited or anxious about
		Category Tree: expect; look; await; wait ╚anticipate, look for, look to ╚apprehend; quail at
	6	anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
			act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
		Category Tree: act; move ╚anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter