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anticipate
verb
-
anticipate
,
anticipating
,
anticipates
,
anticipated
to
expect
that
something
will
happen
and
prepare
for
it
•
We
anticipate
heavy
snow
tomorrow
,
so
the
school
may
close
.
We
anticipate
heavy
snow
tomorrow
,
so
the
school
may
close
.
•
The
project
manager
anticipated
delays
and
ordered
materials
early
.
The
project
manager
anticipated
delays
and
ordered
materials
early
.
From
Latin
anticipātus
,
past
participle
of
anticipāre
‘
to
take
beforehand
’,
from
ante
‘
before
’
+
capere
‘
to
take
’.
verb
-
anticipate
,
anticipating
,
anticipates
,
anticipated
to
look
forward
to
something
with
excitement
or
pleasure
•
The
children
anticipate
Christmas
morning
with
shining
eyes
.
The
children
anticipate
Christmas
morning
with
shining
eyes
.
•
I
anticipate
my
trip
to
Japan
next
month
with
great
excitement
.
I
anticipate
my
trip
to
Japan
next
month
with
great
excitement
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
derived
from
Latin
anticipāre
meaning
‘
to
take
beforehand
’.
verb
-
anticipate
,
anticipating
,
anticipates
,
anticipated
to
act
before
something
happens
so
as
to
deal
with
it
in
advance
•
The
engineers
anticipated
flooding
and
raised
the
bridge
higher
.
The
engineers
anticipated
flooding
and
raised
the
bridge
higher
.
•
The
store
anticipates
demand
by
stocking
extra
water
before
storms
.
The
store
anticipates
demand
by
stocking
extra
water
before
storms
.
Sense
based
on
the
older
idea
of
‘
taking
action
beforehand
’,
recorded
in
English
from
the
16th
century
.