anticipate
verb (used with object)
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee.
am anticipating
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present progressiveof anticipate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am anticipating something much clearer and much transparent.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023
“I am anticipating that we will see some similarities,” said Kaplow, who has been training clinicians and others who are treating families in Uvalde.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2022
I am anticipating a windfall soon, in the amount of $500,000 to 2 million range after tax, depending on how the estate is divided.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2022
Until the season settles down, it is hard to really know what to expect from Bruno Lage's side, but I am anticipating another feisty display from Fulham after their draw with Liverpool.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2022
It is really delightful to be in a tent once more, and I am anticipating much pleasure in camping through a strange country.
From Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 by Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe
