Anticipate

Alternative forms

 * antecipate

Etymology
anticipatus:, perfect passive participle of anticipare:; from ante:, + capere:. See Capable.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/{an"tIs.I.peIT/}}
 * , {{SAMPA|/{n"tIs.@.peIt/}}

Verb

 * 1)  To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
 * To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. --R. Hall.
 * He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. -- Thomas Babington Macaulay.
 * 1) to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
 * The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument.
 * 1) to know of (something) before it manifests.
 * to anticipate the pleasures of a visit
 * to anticipate the evils of life
 * Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport
 * 1) to eagerly wait for (something)
 * Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas.

Synonyms

 * preclude
 * expect, foretaste, foresee
 * look forward to
 * look forward to

Related terms

 * anticipation

Thesaurus
announce; antecede; antedate; anticipation; apprehend; approach; avert; await; bar; be before; be destined; be early; be fated; be imminent; be to be; be to come; come; come before; come on; contemplate; count on; debar; deflect; deter; discourage; dishearten; divine; draw near; draw on; dread; envisage; envision; estop; exclude; expect; expectation; face; fend; fend off; forbid; forecast; foreclose; foreglimpse; foreknow; forerun; foresee; forestall; foretaste; foretell; get ahead of; go before; go off half-cocked; have in mind; help; herald; hope; intercept; jump the gun; keep from; keep off; lie ahead; look ahead; look beyond; look for; look forward to; look out for; loom; near; nullify; obviate; plan; plot; precede; preclude; precurse; predate; predict; preexist; prepare for; presage; presume; prevent; prevision; proclaim; prohibit; project; prophesy; reckon on; repel; rule out; save; see; see ahead; see beforehand; stave off; take for granted; think; threaten; turn aside; usher in; visualize; ward off; win the start

Translations

 * Bulgarian: изпреварвам
 * Finnish: ,


 * Italian:


 * Bulgarian: прибързвам


 * Finnish:


 * Bulgarian: предвиждам
 * Danish:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 楽しみにする (tanoshimi ni suru)
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: anticipar, prever

Verb
anticipate