anticipate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/

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• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧ci‧pate

Verb

Plain form anticipate

Third-person singular anticipates

Past tense anticipated

Past participle anticipated

Present participle anticipating

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you anticipate something, you think or do something about it before it happens.
   • Synonyms: expect and look forward to

   The seasonal changes in temperature are anticipated by birds through the changes of day length.

   The airport will be expanded to meet anticipated growth in air traffic.

   We do not anticipate any major problems with the new system.

Related words

• anticipation
• anticipatory