anticipate

an-tic-i-pate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To regard as probable; expect or predict.

  2. 2.

    To look forward to something with pleasure.

  3. 3.

    To act in advance of; deal with beforehand.

  4. 4.

    To use or consume before possession or realization.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    anticipate someone's needs — To predict what someone will require.
  • •
    keenly anticipated — Eagerly awaited.

Related words

Antonyms: ignore, overlook
See also: anticipated, anticipation, expect, foresee
Synonyms: await, expect, foresee, predict

Etymology

From Latin anticipatus, past participle of anticipare ("to take beforehand"), from ante ("before") + capere ("to take").