Simple meaning
What does Anticipate mean?
Anticipate means expect ahead of time.
Dictionary definition
Anticipate means to expect something before it happens.
Example sentences
Anticipate in a sentence
easy
In reading class, we learned what anticipate means.
medium
The teacher used anticipate while discussing a story passage and its meaning.
hard
Using anticipate correctly helped us explain our ideas in writing without turning it into a full essay lesson.
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Word family
Anticipate word family
Base word
anticipate
verb
anticipate
Base form.
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What does anticipate mean?
Anticipate means anticipate means expect ahead of time.
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