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anticipate

To expect something to happen.

Meaning of «anticipate»

verb

to expect something to happen

We anticipate a large crowd at the concert tonight.

Translation

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«anticipate» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
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TR Türkçe
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UZ O‘zbek
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The difference between similar words

to think something will happen
expectthe usual word for thinking something will happenI expect it will rain tomorrow.
anticipateformalexpect it and get ready for itWe anticipate a lot of customers on Friday.
foreseeknow that something will happen before it doesNobody could foresee the problem.
predictsay what will happen in the futureNo one can predict the weather next month.

Word family

anticipate B1 · verbanticipation B2 · noununanticipated B2 · adjective