English-Spanish translations for anticipate

• anticipar
  Hacemos bien en anticipar esto. It is right to anticipate that.
  Deberíamos anticiparnos a éstos, pero no lo hacemos. We should anticipate events, but we do not.
  ¿Por qué no anticipar la aplicación del dispositivo previsto? Why not anticipate the implementation of this arrangement?
• prever
  No podemos prever ninguna mejora en el clima. We cannot anticipate any improvement in the climate.
  No puede evitarlas, pero puede prever sus consecuencias. It is unable to avoid them, but it can anticipate their consequences.
  Resultaba fácil prever las revueltas y los linchamientos por las multitudes. The riots and lynch mobs were easy to anticipate.

Definition of anticipate

• To act before , especially to prevent an action
• to take up or introduce prematurely
• to know of before it happens; to expect
• to eagerly wait for (something

Examples

• The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument
• to anticipate the pleasures of a visit
• to anticipate the evils of life
• Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport
• Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas

Related words

• anticipation
• anticipatory
• anticipated
• anticipating
• anticipatorily
• anticipative
• anticipatedly
• anticipatingly
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