"anticipate" meaning in English

See anticipate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ [UK], /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/ [US], [ɛənˈtɪs.ə.peɪt] [US], /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pæɪt/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-anticipate.ogg Forms: anticipates [present, singular, third-person], anticipating [participle, present], anticipated [participle, past], anticipated [past]
Etymology: From Latin anticipātus, perfect passive participle of anticipāre (“anticipate”); from ante (“before”), + capere (“take”). See capable. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|anticipātus}} Latin anticipātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} anticipate (third-person singular simple present anticipates, present participle anticipating, simple past and past participle anticipated)
  1. (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action. Tags: transitive Synonyms: preclude Translations (to act before someone): προλαμβάνω (prolambánō) (Ancient Greek), изпреварвам (izprevarvam) (Bulgarian), anticipi (Esperanto), ennakoida (Finnish), varautua (Finnish), vorgreifen (German), anticipare (Italian), anticipō (Latin), antecipar-se (Portuguese), anticipa (Romanian), опережа́ть (operežátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), опереди́ть (operedítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), anticiparse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-anticipate-en-verb-N9ObLOD~ Disambiguation of 'to act before someone': 73 0 26 1
  2. to take up or introduce (something) prematurely. Translations (to take up or introduce something prematurely): прибързвам (pribǎrzvam) (Bulgarian), anticipi (Esperanto), ennakoida (Finnish), erwarten (German), antecipar (Portuguese), предвосхища́ть (predvosxiščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), предвосхити́ть (predvosxitítʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-anticipate-en-verb-ovcjT9Yz Disambiguation of 'to take up or introduce something prematurely': 0 96 2 2
  3. to know of (something) before it happens; to expect. Synonyms: expect, foretaste, foresee Translations (to know of something before it manifests): προλαμβάνω (prolambánō) (Ancient Greek), تَوَقَّعَ (tawaqqaʕa) (Arabic), اِرْتَقَبَ (irtaqaba) (Arabic), предви́ждам (predvíždam) (Bulgarian), anticipar (Catalan), preveure (Catalan), 預料 (Chinese Mandarin), 预料 (yùliào) (Chinese Mandarin), 預想 (Chinese Mandarin), 预想 (yùxiǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), forudse (Danish), odottaa (Finnish), varautua (Finnish), anticiper (French), prévoir (French), voraussehen (German), vorausahnen (German), presavigar (Ido), prevedere (Italian), 予想する (yosō suru) (alt: よそうする) (Japanese), 예상하다 (yesanghada) (Korean), praesūmō (Latin), anteveniō (Latin), paredzēt (Latvian), whakaneinei (Maori), przewidzieć (Polish), antycypować [imperfective] (Polish), antecipar (Portuguese), prever (Portuguese), prevedea (Romanian), anticipa (Romanian), предви́деть (predvídetʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), anticipar (Spanish), prever (Spanish), päkw- (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-anticipate-en-verb-G8vcc20k Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 63 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 7 64 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 6 17 53 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 5 11 59 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 12 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 12 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 6 68 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 10 56 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 11 55 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 12 56 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 10 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 10 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 5 9 60 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 10 56 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 9 64 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 5 12 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 10 56 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 5 12 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 18 59 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 12 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 12 57 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 10 61 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 5 12 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 9 64 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 10 55 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 1 3 70 26 Disambiguation of 'to know of something before it manifests': 22 5 68 5
  4. to eagerly wait for (something) Synonyms: look forward to Translations (to eagerly await): 期待 (qī dài) (Chinese Mandarin), antaŭĝoji (Esperanto), odottaa (Finnish), izgatottan/örömmel/repesve/türelmetlenül vár (Hungarian), alig vár (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-anticipate-en-verb-wBpPsVYY Disambiguation of 'to eagerly await': 2 4 29 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anticipable, anticipatable, anticipately, anticipatingly, anticipative, anticipator, unanticipating Related terms: anticipation, anticipatory

Inflected forms

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          "text": "c. 1824 (written, published in 1891) Robert Hall, Fragment on Popery\nWhen two parties, each formidable for their numbers, and the weight of their influence and property, are animated by an equal degree of zeal, it is natural to anticipate the final success of that which possesses the most inherent strength."
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          "text": "to anticipate the pleasures of a visit",
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          "text": "to anticipate the evils of life",
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          "text": "Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport.",
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          "text": "The task was more to Appleby's liking than the one he had anticipated, and it was necessary, since the smaller merchants in Cuba and also in parts of Peninsular Spain have no great confidence in bankers, and prefer a packet of golden onzas or a bag of pesetas to the best accredited cheque.",
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          "text": "But surely they did not anticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to eagerly await",
      "word": "odottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to eagerly await",
      "word": "izgatottan/örömmel/repesve/türelmetlenül vár"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to eagerly await",
      "word": "alig vár"
    }
  ],
  "word": "anticipate"
}

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