"anticipate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ [UK], /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/ [US], [ɛənˈtɪs.ə.peɪt] [US], /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pæɪt/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-anticipate.ogg [US] Forms: anticipates [present, singular, third-person], participle anticipating [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, {{m|la|anticipo|anticipāre|t=anticipate}} anticipāre (“anticipate”), {{m|la|ante|t=before}} ante (“before”), {{m|la|capio|capere|t=take}} capere (“take”), {{m|en|capable}} capable 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': 72 1 25 1
  2. to take up or introduce (something) prematurely. Translations (to take up or introduce something prematurely): прибързвам (pribǎrzvam) (Bulgarian), anticipi (Esperanto), ennakoida (Finnish), 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': 2 90 4 4
  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 entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 21 42 19 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': 6 8 18 68
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": "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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          "ref": "1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 31, in The Dust of Conflict",
          "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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          "ref": "2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport",
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          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "預想"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
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          "roman": "yùxiǎng",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "forudse"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "odottaa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "varautua"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "anticiper"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "prévoir"
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          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "voraussehen"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "vorausahnen"
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          "code": "grc",
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          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "προλαμβάνω"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "presavigar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "prevedere"
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        {
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          "alt": "よそうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yosō suru",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "予想する"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yesanghada",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "예상하다"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "praesūmō"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "anteveniō"
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          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "lv",
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          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "paredzēt"
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          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "whakaneinei"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "przewidzieć"
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          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "antycypować"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "antecipar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "prever"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "prevedea"
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          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
          "word": "anticipa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "22 5 68 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "predvídetʹ",
          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
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          "word": "предви́деть"
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          "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
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          "text": "Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas.",
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          "_dis1": "6 8 18 68",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qī dài",
          "sense": "to eagerly await",
          "word": "期待"
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          "_dis1": "6 8 18 68",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to eagerly await",
          "word": "antaŭĝoji"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 18 68",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to eagerly await",
          "word": "odottaa"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 8 18 68",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to eagerly await",
          "word": "izgatottan/örömmel/repesve/türelmetlenül vár"
        },
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          "_dis1": "6 8 18 68",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to eagerly await",
          "word": "alig vár"
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      "ipa": "/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "[ɛənˈtɪs.ə.peɪt]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pæɪt/",
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        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "anticipate"
}
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    "English 5-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "anticipable"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipatable"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipately"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipatingly"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipative"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipator"
    },
    {
      "word": "unanticipating"
    }
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        "3": "anticipātus"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "anticipo",
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        "t": "anticipate"
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      "expansion": "anticipāre (“anticipate”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "t": "before"
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "capio",
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        "t": "take"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "capable"
      },
      "expansion": "capable",
      "name": "m"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin anticipātus, perfect passive participle of anticipāre (“anticipate”); from ante (“before”), + capere (“take”). See capable.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "anticipates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "participle anticipating",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anticipated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anticipated",
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        "past"
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  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "anticipation"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipatory"
    }
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "before",
          "before"
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          "prevent"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "preclude"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take up or introduce (something) prematurely."
      ],
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        [
          "take up",
          "take up"
        ],
        [
          "introduce",
          "introduce"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to anticipate the pleasures of a visit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to anticipate the evils of life",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 31, in The Dust of Conflict",
          "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "But surely they did not anticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know of (something) before it happens; to expect."
      ],
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        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ],
        [
          "expect",
          "expect"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "expect"
        },
        {
          "word": "foretaste"
        },
        {
          "word": "foresee"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to eagerly wait for (something)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wait",
          "wait"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "look forward to"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛənˈtɪs.ə.peɪt]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pæɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izprevarvam",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "изпреварвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "anticipi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "ennakoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "varautua"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "vorgreifen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prolambánō",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "προλαμβάνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "anticipare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "anticipō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "antecipar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "anticipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "operežátʹ",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "опережа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "operedítʹ",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "опереди́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to act before someone",
      "word": "anticiparse"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pribǎrzvam",
      "sense": "to take up or introduce something prematurely",
      "word": "прибързвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to take up or introduce something prematurely",
      "word": "anticipi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to take up or introduce something prematurely",
      "word": "ennakoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to take up or introduce something prematurely",
      "word": "antecipar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predvosxiščátʹ",
      "sense": "to take up or introduce something prematurely",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "предвосхища́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predvosxitítʹ",
      "sense": "to take up or introduce something prematurely",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "предвосхити́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tawaqqaʕa",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "تَوَقَّعَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "irtaqaba",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "اِرْتَقَبَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predvíždam",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "предви́ждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "anticipar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "preveure"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "預料"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yùliào",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "预料"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "預想"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yùxiǎng",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "预想"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "forudse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "odottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "varautua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "anticiper"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "prévoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "voraussehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "vorausahnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prolambánō",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "προλαμβάνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "presavigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "prevedere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よそうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yosō suru",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "予想する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yesanghada",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "예상하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "praesūmō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "anteveniō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "paredzēt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "whakaneinei"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "przewidzieć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "antycypować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "antecipar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "prever"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "prevedea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "anticipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predvídetʹ",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "предви́деть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "anticipar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "prever"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to know of something before it manifests",
      "word": "päkw-"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qī dài",
      "sense": "to eagerly await",
      "word": "期待"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to eagerly await",
      "word": "antaŭĝoji"
    },
    {
      "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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