anticipate

Verb
  1. Regard something as probable or likely (synset 200721658)
    "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
    is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
    subtypes:
    same as: expect
    verb group: await, expect, look, wait - look forward to the probable occurrence of
  2. Act in advance of;
    Deal with ahead of time (synset 202571406)
    is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    same as: counter, foresee, forestall
  3. Realize beforehand (synset 200722732)
    is a type of: know - be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
    same as: foreknow, foresee, previse
  4. Make a prediction about;
    Tell in advance (synset 200919743)
    "Call the outcome of an election"
    is a type of: guess, hazard, pretend, venture - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
    subtypes:
    • read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
    • outguess, second-guess - attempt to anticipate or predict
    • augur - predict from an omen
    • bet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet
    • calculate, forecast - predict in advance
    • prophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
    same as: call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise
  5. Be excited or anxious about (synset 201808928)
    is a type of: await, expect, look, wait - look forward to the probable occurrence of
    subtypes: apprehend, quail at - anticipate with dread or anxiety
    same as: look for, look to
  6. Be a forerunner of or occur earlier than (synset 200343295)
    "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
    is a type of: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place - come to pass

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