anticipated - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to realize or feel beforehand; foresee: [~ + object] We anticipate a sell-out crowd tonight [~ + verb-ing] We anticipate running into problems [~ + that clause] The government hadn't anticipated that the economy would fall so fast
ANTICIPATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster anticipate implies taking action about or responding emotionally to something before it happens prevent, anticipate, forestall mean to deal with beforehand prevent implies taking advance measures against something possible or probable