anticipate
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- (transitive & intransitive) If you anticipate something, you think or do something about it before it happens.
- Synonyms: expect and look forward to
- The seasonal changes in temperature are anticipated by birds through the changes of day length.
- The airport will be expanded to meet anticipated growth in air traffic.
- We do not anticipate any major problems with the new system.
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- anticipation
- anticipatory
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