anticipate
verb (used with object)
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee.
has been anticipating
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present perfect progressiveof anticipate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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With the raw certainty of a medium reaching into the future — or perhaps more accurately, someone feeling a fever coming on — Sam has been anticipating Mary’s arrival.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Some experts worry that these policies are not planning enough to account for rising sea levels due to climate change, or the once-in-a-century megaquake that Japan has been anticipating.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
It is a problem that Google has been anticipating for more than a decade, and its solution—the AI computer chips it developed—is looking like a competitive edge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
“This is something that the community has been anticipating for quite a while,” she said, adding that independent measurements from other pulsar timing collaborations strengthened the findings.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
He is alarmed as much as surprised; indeed more, since he has been anticipating something amiss.
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by F.C. Tilney
