anticipate

anticipate is a 10-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
2. transitive verb. To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument.
3. transitive verb. To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.
4. transitive verb. To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life.
5. verb. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

   "This composition anticipates Impressionism"

6. verb. regard something as probable or likely

   "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

   Synonyms: expect

7. verb. realize beforehand

   Synonyms: foreknow, foresee, previse

8. verb. make a prediction about; tell in advance

   "Call the outcome of an election"

   Synonyms: call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise

9. verb. be excited or anxious about
10. verb. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

    Synonyms: counter, foresee, forestall

Synonyms

expect, foreknow, foresee, previse, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise, counter, forestall

Common word forms

anticipated, anticipates, anticipating

Words from these letters

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