What does "Anticipate" mean?

expected or predicted

Synonym: expected, predicted Opposite: unanticipated, unexpected

"Anticipate" in a sentence

Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.

Mr. Salamanca's presence was not something I'd anticipated.

Breaking Bad S2E3

Nevertheless, Hazmat has to run a quick test, but I anticipate we'll all be out of here momentarily.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine S2E7

Anticipating

Encanto

You anticipated that I would figure all this out...

Friends S8E13

ALWAYS ANTICIPATING.

Gilmore Girls S2E20

We didn't anticipate this blood loss.

Grey's Anatomy S1E6

Pretty soon you'll be able to anticipate it, and when you do? Free drink.

How I Met Your Mother S3E18

But the trip took years longer than we anticipated.

Interstellar

"Anticipate" in TV shows & movies

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