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# anticipate

«anticipate» in Mova's school dictionary: **To expect that something will happen and get ready for it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (anticipate, anticipates, anticipated, anticipating)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To expect that something will happen and get ready for it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#m1)

2) To guess what someone will do and act first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#m2)

3) To look forward to something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday and school life: anticipate problems, anticipate the question. In sport: anticipate where the ball will go. In formal writing and exams: "the anticipated result". Phrases: eagerly anticipated, anticipate a problem, as anticipated.

### examples

- We anticipated rain, so we brought umbrellas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#x1)
- The goalkeeper anticipated the shot and saved it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#x2)
- The school trip was eagerly anticipated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#x3)
- Try to anticipate what questions the test will ask. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#x4)
- The results were better than anticipated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#x5)
- Mum anticipated that we'd be hungry and packed snacks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#x6)
- I did not anticipate this immediate extinction of the species." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/#x7)

### note

Followed by a noun or -ing form: anticipate leaving. Noun: anticipation (excitement while waiting). Formal; everyday: expect, see coming, look forward to.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «anticipate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anticipate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.