Anticipate Anticipated I ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt Eagerly Major Problems Year

• we don't anticipate any major problems.
• our anticipated arrival time is 8.30.
• the eagerly anticipated movie will be released next month.
• they anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of the year.

anticipate

1. to expect something
• compare unanticipated
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unanticipated
• We don't anticipate any major problems.
• Our anticipated arrival time is 8.30.
• The eagerly anticipated movie will be released next month.
• They anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of the year.
• I don't anticipate it being a problem.
• We anticipate that sales will rise next year.
• It is anticipated that inflation will stabilize at 3%.
2. to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it
• We need someone who can anticipate and respond to changes in the fashion industry.
• Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask.
3. to think with pleasure and excitement about something that is going to happen
• We eagerly anticipated the day we would leave school.
• The more I anticipated arriving somewhere, the more disappointed I was.
4. to do something before it can be done by somebody else
• synonym forestall
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/forestall
• When Scott reached the South Pole he found that Amundsen had anticipated him.

Extra Examples

• one of the most eagerly anticipated arts events of the year
• I don’t anticipate it being a problem.
• The band today announced details of their widely anticipated third album.
• The dog sat up, anticipating a biscuit.
• Try and anticipate what the interviewer will ask.
• We don’t anticipate any major problems.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they anticipate
• he / she / it anticipates
• past simple anticipated
• past participle anticipated
• -ing form anticipating

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘to take something into consideration’, ‘mention something before the proper time’): from Latin anticipat- ‘acted in advance’, from anticipare, based on ante- ‘before’ + capere ‘take’.