Anticipate Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary The cost turned out to be higher than anticipated They do not anticipate [= foresee] any major problems during construction The hotel anticipated my every need [=I didn't have to ask for anything because they already provided it]
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