anticipate
verb (used with object)
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee.
anticipatorily
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a word derived from
anticipate.
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a word derived from
anticipatory.
Example Sentences
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PUNCH,—When I last wrote to you I was anticipatorily revelling in the sea-bathing, tennis tournaments, pier band, and evening promenades of Flatsands.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 30, 1890 by Various
"It's pretty wild out there evidently," Hamilton said anticipatorily.
From The Boy With the U.S. Census by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
They have a dramatic sense that sets them anticipatorily on a stage, bowing to the applause of the multitude.
From The Pleasures of Ignorance by Lynd, Robert
