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anticipated 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/anˈtisəˌpāt/,
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anticipates, 3rd person singular present; anticipated, past tense; anticipating, present participle; anticipated, past participle;
  1. Regard as probable; expect or predict
    • - she anticipated scorn on her return to the theater
    • - it was anticipated that the rains would slow the military campaign
  2. Guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared
    • - they failed to anticipate a full scale invasion
  3. Look forward to
    • - Stephen was eagerly anticipating the break from the routine of business
  4. Use or spend in advance

  5. Act as a forerunner or precursor of
    • - he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration
  6. Come or take place before (an event or process expected or scheduled for a later time)

  7. React or respond to (someone) too quickly, without giving them a chance to do or say something

  8. Pay (a debt) before it is due

  1. expected hopefully
  2. (anticipate) expect: regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
  3. (anticipate) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
  4. (anticipate) realize beforehand
  5. (anticipate) predict: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
  6. (anticipate) be excited or anxious about
  7. (anticipate) be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
  8. (anticipatory) in anticipation
  9. "Anticipating" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. It was released in France as a promotional single from her third studio album Britney. It was written by Spears while produced by Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz as a throwback to the disco era. ...
  10. expected to arrive; scheduled
  11. (anticipate) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action; to take up or introduce (something) prematurely; to know of (something) before it manifests; to eagerly wait for (something)
  12. (anticipate) to expect/predict that something will happen
  13. (anticipate) v. to think about or prepare for something ahead of time
  14. (Anticipates) Occurs just before. Heralds.
  15. (Anticipatory) socialization: the process of preparing the self for the role one expects to play later in life.