anticipate
verb
[ anˈtɪsɪpeɪt ]
• regard as probable; expect or predict.
• "she anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre"
Similar:
expect,
foresee,
predict,
think likely,
forecast,
prophesy,
foretell,
contemplate the possibility of,
allow for,
be prepared for,
count on,
bank on,
look for,
bargain on,
reckon on,
figure on,
apprehend,
• act as a forerunner or precursor of.
• "he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the senses ‘to take something into consideration’, ‘mention something before the proper time’): from Latin anticipat- ‘acted in advance’, from anticipare, based on ante- ‘before’ + capere ‘take’.
