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Grammar : Adj
Spell : an-tis-uh-peyt
Phonetic Transcription : ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪt



Définition of anticipated

Origin :
  • 1530s, "to cause to happen sooner," a back-formation from anticipation, or else from Latin anticipatus, past participle of anticipare "take (care of) ahead of time," literally "taking into possession beforehand," from ante "before" (see ante) + capere "to take" (see capable).
  • Later "to be aware of (something) coming at a future time" (1640s). Used in the sense of "expect, look forward to" since 1749, but anticipate has an element of "prepare for, forestall" that should prevent its being used as a synonym for expect. Related: Anticipated; anticipating.
  • adj expected
Example sentences :
  • Had the encounter been anticipated his composure would perhaps have failed him.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Among his friends his speech was anticipated with lively interest.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • As might be anticipated, the poem is in the heroic measure of Pope.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • He felt that his visit had not been at all the brilliant success he had anticipated.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • He was, however, anticipated by the voice of the ingenuous and youthful Alice.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • But the friend in need whom he required was nearer than he anticipated.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • The episode seemed to be turning out better than he had anticipated.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • I should have preferred the request, if your kindness had not anticipated me.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • But do you mean to say, asked Altamont, that you might have anticipated the sudden change?
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • This was one of them, and Ketch anticipated a glorious treat.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

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