LEARNit Dictionary

anticipate

verb
B2+
1
B2+
to expect something
انتظار داشتن, پیش‌بینی کردن
compare unanticipated
2
B2+
to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it
پیش‌بینی کردن, پیش‌نگری کردن
We need someone who can anticipate and respond to changes in the fashion industry.
Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask.
3
B2+
to think with pleasure and excitement about something that is going to happen
انتظار خوشایند داشتن, اشتیاق پیش از وقوع, انتظار داشتن
We eagerly anticipated the day we would leave school.
The more I anticipated arriving somewhere, the more disappointed I was.
4
to do something before it can be done by somebody else
پیش دستی کردن, جلوتر عمل کردن, پیش قدم شدن
When Scott reached the South Pole he found that Amundsen had anticipated him.
synonym forestall