Definition
To anticipate means to expect something to happen and often to prepare for it. It can also mean to look forward to something with pleasure.
Etymology
From Latin 'anticipare' meaning 'to take before' or 'to act in advance', from 'ante' (before) + 'capere' (to take). It entered English through French.
Kelly Says
Your brain is a prediction machine; it’s constantly anticipating what comes next in sound, sight, and even conversation. That’s why a surprise—good or bad—feels so powerful: it’s your expectations crashing into reality.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রত্যাশা করা
prot-ya-sha ko-ra
CSČeština
očekávat
o-che-KAA-vat
DADansk
forudse
for-UD-seh
DEDeutsch
erwarten
er-VAR-ten
ELΕλληνικά
προβλέπω
pro-VLEH-po
ESEspañol
anticipar
an-ti-si-PAR
FAفارسی
پیشبینی کردن
peesh-bee-nee kar-dan
FISuomi
ennakoida
EN-na-koi-da
FRFrançais
anticiper
ahn-ti-see-PAY
GUGU
અપેક્ષા રાખવી
a-pek-sha raakh-vee
HIहिन्दी
प्रत्याशा करना
prat-yaa-sha kar-na
HUMagyar
előre lát
EH-leh-re laat
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengantisipasi
meng-an-ti-si-pa-si
ITItaliano
anticipare
an-ti-chi-PA-re
KMKM
រំពឹងទុក
rum-peung tuk
MRMR
अपेक्षा करणे
a-pek-sha kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menjangka
men-jang-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုတင်မျှော်လင့်
kyo-tin myaw-lin
NLNederlands
anticiperen
an-ti-si-PAY-ren
NONorsk
forutse
for-UT-seh
PAPA
ਉਮੀਦ ਕਰਨਾ
u-meed kar-na
PLPolski
przewidywać
pshe-vi-DI-vach
PTPortuguês
antecipar
an-te-si-PAR
RORomână
anticipa
an-ti-chi-PA
RUРусский
предвидеть
pred-VEE-det
SVSvenska
förutse
FER-ut-seh
SWKiswahili
kutarajia
ku-ta-ra-ji-a
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்பார்க்க
e-tir-paar-ka
TEతెలుగు
ఊహించు
oo-hin-chu
TRTürkçe
öngörmek
ern-ger-mek
UKУкраїнська
передбачати
pe-red-ba-CHA-ti
URاردو
توقع کرنا
ta-wa-qu kar-na
VITiếng Việt
dự đoán
zu doan
ZUZU
ukulindela
u-ku-lin-de-la