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anticipar
transitive verb
1to anticipate (prever)
2to bring forward (adelantar)
3to pay in advance (pago)
4(información)
  • no te puedo anticipar nada -> I can't tell you anything just now
anticiparse
pronomial verb
1to arrive early (suceder antes)
  • se anticipó a su tiempo -> he was ahead of his time
2(adelantarse)
  • anticiparse a alguien -> to beat somebody to it

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anticipar [an-te-the-par’]
article & verb transitive
1To anticipate.
2To move up (a date), to move up the date of.
  • Anticiparon las vacaciones -> they took their holiday early
verb reflexive
3To get ahead.
4To come early, to occur early.
  • Anticiparse a hacer algo -> to do something ahead of time

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anticipar
verbo:transitivo
1 [+fecha, acontecimiento] to bring forward
anticiparon las vacaciones they took their holiday early; no anticipemos los acontecimientos let's not cross our bridges before we come to them; let's not get ahead of ourselves
2 [+factura etc] to pay in advance; [+dinero] to advance; lend; loan
3
anticipar algo con placer (esperar) to look forward to sth; anticipar las gracias a algn (adelantar) to thank sb in advance
4 (prever) to anticipate; foresee
anticipar que ... to anticipate that ...
verbo:pronominal
anticiparse
1 [+acontecimiento] to take place early
2
anticiparse a un acontecimiento to anticipate an event; anticiparse a algn to beat sb to it; usted se ha anticipado a mis deseos you have anticipated my wishes; anticiparse a hacer algo to do sth ahead of time; do sth before the proper time; anticiparse a una época to be ahead of one's time

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Verb Conjugation for "anticipar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo anticipo anticipé anticipaba anticiparé anticipe
Tú anticipas anticipaste anticipabas anticiparás anticipes
Ella/Él/Usted anticipa anticipó anticipaba anticipará anticipe
Nosotros anticipamos anticipamos anticipábamos anticiparemos anticipemos
Vosotros anticipáis anticipasteis anticipabais anticiparéis anticipéis
Ellos/Ustedes anticipan anticiparon anticipaban anticiparán anticipen
Gerund: anticipando / Participle: anticipado / Complete anticipar conjugation >
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