0 present participle of anticipate
1 to imagine or expect that something will happen:
We don't anticipate any trouble.
We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn't anticipate.
[ + -ing verb ] They anticipate having several applicants for the job.
[ + that ] They anticipate that they will have several applicants for the job
[ + question word ] At this stage we can't really anticipate what will happen.
The anticipated inflation figure is lower than last month's.
2 to take action in preparation for something that you think will happen:
The army anticipated (= took action in preparation for) the explosion by evacuating the town.
We've tried to anticipate the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be prepared for every eventuality.
We don't anticipate any snags with the negotiations.
We thought the concert in the park would be popular but we didn't anticipate so many people turning up.
Researchers, for instance, can help shape results by anticipating preferred outcomes and subtly providing conditions that favor their development.
Still, the couple deemed it wise to do so, possibly anticipating future problems.
That is, we focus on the subset of ministerial restraint equilibria where the ministers, anticipating a reshuffle, decide to contain their spending.
