Anticipate - Definition
anticipate
v 1: regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists
are expecting rain for tomorrow" [syn: expect,
anticipate]
2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn:
anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
3: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse, foreknow,
foresee]
4: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome
of an election" [syn: predict, foretell, prognosticate,
call, forebode, anticipate, promise]
5: be excited or anxious about [syn: anticipate, look for,
look to]
6: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition
anticipates Impressionism"