anticipates
Meaning of anticipates
- regard as probable; expect or predict.
she anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre
it was anticipated that the rains would slow the military campaign
- act as a forerunner or precursor of.
he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration
mid 16th century (in the senses ‘to take something into consideration’, ‘mention something before the proper time’): from Latin anticipat- ‘acted in advance’, from anticipare, based on ante- ‘before’ + capere ‘take’.
Information about anticipates
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of anticipates is: anticipate.
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Hyphenation of anticipates
an-tic-i-pates
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- anticipates is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
anticipates synonyms
Meaning regard (something) as likely to happen:
Meaning be aware of beforehand; predict:
Meaning say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something:
Meaning predict or estimate (a future event or trend):
Meaning say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future:
Meaning predict (the future or a future event):
Meaning arrest (someone) for a crime:
Meaning be a warning or indication of (a future event):
Meaning come before (something) in time:
Meaning precede in time; come before (something) in date:
Anagrams of anticipates
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