Anticipate Meaning. I anticipated his punch by moving out of reach. To thwart by acting in advance of.
Mid 16th century in the senses to take something into consideration mention something before the proper time. The organizers of the fair anticipate a large crowd. At the time we couldnt have anticipated the result of our campaigning.
We hadnt anticipated the crowds at the zoo.
Some common synonyms of anticipate are divine foreknow and foresee. Anticipated anticipating anticipates v. Also often implies that you are preparing to take some action because of your expectations like when you anticipate your chess opponents next move and plan a counterattack. That etymologically should prevent its being used as a synonym for expect.
