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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAnticipate
/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To regard as probable; to expect or predict an event before it happens.
"We anticipate a significant increase in sales during the holiday season." - 2
To act before someone else in order to prevent or foil their actions, or to take action beforehand.
"She anticipated his objections by providing the data upfront."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'anticipare', meaning 'to take before' or 'act in advance', composed of 'ante-' (before) and 'capere' (to take). Entered the English language in the 16th century, shifting from its original physical meaning of forestalling or taking something beforehand to its modern psychological meaning of expecting or foreseeing an event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anticipate" is said worldwide
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anticiper
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ti.si.pe/
"Il faut anticiper les besoins des clients."
vorhersehen
Transliteration: /foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌzeːən/
"Man kann diese Entwicklung kaum vorhersehen."
anticipare
Transliteration: /an.ti.tʃiˈpa.re/
"Dobbiamo anticipare le mosse della concorrenza."
anticipar
Transliteration: /an.ti.siˈpaɾ/
"No podemos anticipar los resultados finales todavía."
antecipar
Transliteration: /ã.te.siˈpaɾ/
"Precisamos antecipar os problemas para evitá-los."
पूर्वानुमान करना
Transliteration: poorvānumān karanā
"हम इस सफलता की उम्मीद कर रहे थे।"
预期
Transliteration: yùqī
"我们预期明年的经济会更好。"
예상하다
Transliteration: yesanghada
"우리는 더 많은 관객을 예상했습니다."
予想する
Transliteration: yosō suru
"彼はその質問を予想していた。"
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