English verb: anticipate | |||
1. | anticipate (cognition) regard something as probable or likely | ||
Samples | The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow. | ||
Examples | They anticipate moving | ||
Synonyms | expect | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assume, believe, conjecture, guess, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, imagine, opine, presume, reckon, speculate, suppose, suppose, take for granted, theorise, theorize, think, trust | ||
Verb group | await, expect, look, wait | ||
2. | anticipate (social) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | ||
Synonyms | counter, foresee, forestall | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
3. | anticipate (cognition) realize beforehand | ||
Synonyms | foreknow, foresee, previse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | know | ||
4. | anticipate (communication) make a prediction about; tell in advance | ||
Samples | Call the outcome of an election. | ||
Synonyms | call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | guess, hazard, pretend, venture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | augur, bet, calculate, forecast, outguess, prophesy, read, second-guess, vaticinate, wager | ||
5. | anticipate (emotion) be excited or anxious about | ||
Synonyms | look for, look to | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | await, expect, look, wait | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apprehend, quail at | ||
6. | anticipate (change) be a forerunner of or occur earlier than | ||
Samples | This composition anticipates Impressionism. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||