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anticipate
What does anticipate mean?
anticipate (verb): to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use anticipate in a sentence?
- Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce anticipate?
/ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does anticipate come from?
Borrowed from Latin anticipātus, perfect passive participle of anticipō (“to anticipate”), from ante- (“before”), + capiō (“to take”, cip- when prefixed) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “anticipate” mean?
to know of (something) before it happens; to expect
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to notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed
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to form (something) by combining materials or parts
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to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
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