"anticipated" in the verb sense
1. expect, anticipate
regard something as probable or likely
"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
2. anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
act in advance of deal with ahead of time
3. anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee
realize beforehand
4. predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
make a prediction about tell in advance
"Call the outcome of an election"
5. anticipate, look for, look to
be excited or anxious about
6. anticipate
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
"This composition anticipates Impressionism"
"anticipated" in the adjective sense
1. anticipated, awaited, hoped-for
expected hopefully
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