anticipate

Definizione monolingua

anticipate

anticipate (third-person singular simple present anticipates, present participle anticipating, simple past and past participle anticipated)

1. (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

   To anticipate and prevent the dukes purpose. --R. Hall.

   He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. -- Thomas Babington Macaulay.

2. to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.

   The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument.

3. to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

   to anticipate the pleasures of a visit

   to anticipate the evils of life

   Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport

   • 2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, BBC Sport:

     And with Bolton suffering a wretched run of five straight home defeats - their worst run in 109 years - Chelsea fans would have been forgiven for expecting a comfortable win.
     But surely they did not anticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.

4. to eagerly wait for (something)

   Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas.

Definizione dizionario anticipate

	anticipare
	to act before someone
	Compiere un'azione, sviluppare un'idea in anticipo sui tempi rispetto ad altri.

	aspettare
	Attendere qualche cosa, credendo che questa cosa stia per succedere o venire.
	To look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come.

	prevedere
	to know of something before it manifests

	predire
	To state, or make something known in advance, especially using inference or special knowledge.

aspettarsi

avanzare

preannunziare

precedere

precludere

pregustare

prevenire

sorpassare

Altri significati:

to know of (something) before it manifests.

to eagerly wait for (something)

to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.

(transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

to take up or introduce something prematurely