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anticipate [v]
 
1)regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
    Synonyms :expect 
    See Also: judge  expectation  expectation  guess  assume  conjecture  await  believe 
 
2)act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
    Synonyms :counter foresee forestall 
    See Also: act  forestalling  anticipant 
 
3)realize beforehand
    Synonyms :foreknow foresee previse 
    See Also: know  foresight  anticipant 
 
4)make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
    Synonyms :call forebode foretell predict prognosticate promise 
    See Also: guess  boding  foreboding  forecasting  prognostication  forecast  forecaster  anticipation  read  outguess  augur  bet  calculate  prophesy 
 
5)be excited or anxious about
    Synonyms :look_for look_to 
    See Also: await  apprehend 
 
6)be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: come_about 
 



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