anticipate
verb (used with object)
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee.
anticipates
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present tense formof anticipate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It now anticipates earnings per share to be $7.80 to $7.95, up from $7.35 to $7.50.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The International Energy Agency anticipates a 25-percent copper supply deficit by 2035 if new deposits are not developed worldwide.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The company now anticipates 2026 revenue growth in the low-twenties percentage range when excluding currency changes, up from its previous forecast of an increase in the low- to mid-teens range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Thill anticipates that Meta’s future funding plans will remain a “key focus.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
In Cuban son, however, the melody is elastic in the other direction: it anticipates the main beat.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
