anticipate
verb (used with object)
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee.
will anticipate
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future tenseof anticipate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The more context AI has about you and your life, the better it will anticipate your needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
“We will anticipate that this is going to continue,” said Schmidt, of NASA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
Given that Musk seems to have violated his contract, the crucial questions are now what the Delaware Court of Chancery will do about it, and how Twitter’s legal team will anticipate those actions.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2022
Ireland will anticipate an enormous response next week, but will fear nothing as they go in search of what would be a sensational series win.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2022
And if there is a reasonable chance that readers will misinterpret a statistical tendency as an absolute law, a responsible writer will anticipate the oversight and qualify the generalization accordingly.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
