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anticipate

Dictionary definition · anticipate

verb

  1. regard something as probable or likely"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
  2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
  3. realize beforehand
  4. make a prediction about; tell in advance"Call the outcome of an election"
  5. be excited or anxious about
  6. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than"This composition anticipates Impressionism"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).