Anticipate

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To see as a probable occurrence; expect.
  • intransitive verb. To think of (a future event) with pleasure; look forward to.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To deal with beforehand; act so as to mitigate, nullify, or prevent: synonym: expect.
  • intransitive verb. To react to (someone) abruptly, especially to prevent someone from continuing or progressing.
  • intransitive verb. To serve as a forerunner to or previous indication of.
  • intransitive verb. To use in advance, as income not yet available.
  • intransitive verb. To pay (a debt) before it is due.
  • intransitive verb. To think, speak, or write about a matter in advance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To seize or take beforehand.
  • To be before in doing something; take action in advance of; precede, prevent, or preclude by prior action.
  • To take, do, use, etc., before the proper time; precipitate, as an action or event: as, the advocate has anticipated that part of his argument.
  • To realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee; have a view or impression of beforehand; look forward to; expect: as, I never anticipated such a disaster; to anticipate the pleasures of an entertainment.
  • To occupy the attention of before the proper time.
  • Synonyms To get the start of, forestall.
  • To forecast, count upon, prepare one's self for, calculate upon.
  • To treat of something, as in a narrative, before the proper time.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
  • transitive verb. To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely.
  • transitive verb. To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.
  • transitive verb. To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
  • verb. to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
  • verb. to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
  • verb. to eagerly wait for (something)
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. realize beforehand
  • verb. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
  • verb. be excited or anxious about
  • verb. regard something as probable or likely
  • verb. make a prediction about; tell in advance
  • verb. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
  • Word Usage
    "What one may not so easily anticipate is the proverbial axe falling on a loved one while you stand helplessly by wishing it could be you instead of them but knowing full well that you do not get to make that choice."
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    act  come about  fallout  go on  hap  
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