Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To expect or predict something before it happens
Anticipate
/ænˈtɪsəpeɪt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
'I anticipated that possibility, sir.
How to anticipate and adapt to change quickly.
The judge anticipated Jephson's objection to this and bellowed, "Objection sustained."
Etymology:
The word anticipate comes from the Latin anticipatus, the past participle of anticipare, which means to take (care of) ahead of time. It is derived from ante- meaning before and capere meaning to take.
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