Expected or predicted to happen; looked forward to or prepared for in advance.
From Latin 'anticipare' meaning to take beforehand, composed of 'ante' (before) and 'capere' (to take). The meaning evolved from seizing something early to mentally expecting future events.
The root 'capere' (to take) gave us dozens of English words like 'capture', 'capable', and 'concept' - all involving some form of grasping. To anticipate something is literally to 'take it before' it happens, grasping it mentally in advance.
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