English

Etymology
Latin anticipatus, perfect passive participle of anticipare, anticipate; from ante, before, + capere, take. See Capable.

Pronunciation
(WEAE) IPA|/æn�tɪs.�.peyt/
audio|en-us-anticipate.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|anticipat|ing

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

#:To anticipate and prevent the duke's 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. --Macaulay.

1. to take up or introduce (something) prematurely

#: The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument.

1. to know of (something) before it manifests

#: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

Usage notes
The words anticipate and expect both regard some future event as likely to take place. Nowadays they are often used interchangeably although anticipate is associated with acting because of an expectation. (E.g. skilled sportsmen anticipate the action and position themselves accordingly.)

Synonyms
(to act before someone): preclude
(to take up or introduce something prematurely):
(to know of something before it manifests): expect, foretaste, foresee

Related terms
anticipation

Translations
trans-top|To act before someone
Italian: precludere
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trans-top|To take up or introduce something prematurely
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trans-top|To know of something before it manifests
Finnish: odottaa
German: voraussehen, vorausahnen
Italian: prevedere
Japanese: 楽����� (tanoshimi ni suru)
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Italian

Verb
anticipate

1. form of|second-person|Second-person plural present tense|anticipare#Italian|anticipare|lang=Italian
2. form of|Second-person plural imperative|anticipare#Italian|anticipare|lang=Italian
3. form of|feminine|Feminine plural|anticipato

Category:Italian past participle forms
Category:Italian verb forms

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