anticipate
/ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/
verb
- To expect or look forward to something happening.
- She anticipated her birthday with great excitement.
- We anticipate a large crowd at the concert tonight.
- The team anticipates a tough game against the champions.
- To act in advance to deal with something; to foresee and prepare for.
- The company anticipated the new regulations and updated its policies.
- The chef anticipated the dinner rush by prepping ingredients early.
- Good drivers anticipate traffic changes and slow down in time.
- To think of something before it happens; to guess or predict.
- No one anticipated how quickly the virus would spread.
- The scientist anticipated the results of the experiment correctly.
- I didn't anticipate that she would arrive so early.