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Definition of Anticipate
Anticipate

To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument.

To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.

To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life.

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Anticipate Quotations

We usually get what we anticipate.
Claude M. Bristol

What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
Benjamin Disraeli

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.
Benjamin Disraeli

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Buddha

Anticipate Translations

anticipate in French is anticiper, anticipez, anticipons, anticipent
anticipate in German is erwarten, vorwegnehmen
anticipate in Italian is anticipare
anticipate in Latin is praecipio, praefero, praevenio; prevenio
anticipate in Norwegian is foregripe, forutse
anticipate in Portuguese is antecipe
anticipate in Spanish is anticipe

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