anticipate

unanticipated guests.See Usage Note at anticipate

anticipate sb.'s arrival with much pleasure

she anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre.

they failed to anticipate a full scale invasion.

He tried to anticipate all my needs.

We anticipate great pleasure from our visit to London.

We anticipate hearing from you again.

The directors anticipated a fall in demand.

I anticipate deriving much instruction from the lecture.

he anticipates an objection and plans his counter.

We fortressed the city against the anticipated flood.

They have anticipated us and seized the bridge.

anticipated the attack and locked the gates;

he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration.

who, even in their wildest dreams , could have anticipated such a victory?.

This is their much-anticipated follow-up to their debut album "Bonten".

We anticipated our competitors by getting our products onto the market first.