0 past simple and past 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 can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.