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anticipate
Meaning: to expect or prepare for something
anticipate in a sentence
How anticipate is used in real sentences:
We anticipate a large crowd at the concert.
The organizers anticipate rain, so they rented a tent.
“Mara learned to anticipate trouble from weather forecasts and damp patches near the window.”
— from the passage Colors Behind the Screen
Synonyms for anticipate
Other words for anticipate — expect, foresee and predict — carry the same meaning.
Where it comes from
From Latin anticipare, meaning 'to take before' or 'act in advance.'
Memory hook
Anticipate means to think ahead before the action arrives.
Practice anticipate in the app