anticipate

anticipate
[ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt]
verbo transitivo
1esperar (expect); prever (foresee)
  • as anticipated, there was trouble -> como se preveía, hubo problemas
2anticipar, anunciar (foreshadow)
3adelantarse a (do or say before)

anticipate [an-tí-si-peit]
1Mirar a lo venidero, esperar, prever.
2Anticipar, tomar alguna cosa antes que otro; adelantarse, prevenir.
3Estar al frente de, en adelante.
  • He anticipated my wish -> se anticipó a mi deseo
  • To anticipate criticism -> salir al paso de las críticas
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anticipate [ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt]
verb:transitive
1 (expect) [+trouble, pleasure] esperar; contar con
this is worse than I anticipated esto es peor de lo que esperaba; the police anticipated trouble la policía esperaba disturbios; la policía contaba con que hubiera disturbios; I anticipate seeing him tomorrow espero cuento con verlo mañana;or as anticipated según se esperaba; como esperábamos; the anticipated audience did not materialize no apareció el público que se esperaba con que se había contado;or an eagerly-anticipated event un acontecimiento muy esperado; to anticipate that ... prever que ...; calcular que ...; do you anticipate that this will be easy? ¿crees que esto va a resultar fácil?; we anticipate that he will come in spite of everything contamos con que esperamos que venga a pesar de todo;or
2 (foresee) [+event] prever; [+question, objection, wishes] anticipar
anticipated cost (Comm) coste previsto; (m) anticipated profit beneficios previstos; (m)
3 (forestall) [+person] anticiparse a; adelantarse a; [+event] anticiparse a; prevenir
you have anticipated my wishes usted se ha anticipado adelantado a mis deseos;or you have anticipated my orders (wrongly) usted ha actuado sin esperar mis órdenes
In the '50s, Rauschenberg anticipated the conceptual art movement of the '80s They anticipated Columbus' discovery of America by 200 years
verb:intransitive
(act too soon) anticiparse
It's always dangerous to anticipate

Verb Conjugation for "anticipate"

Imperative
  • anticipate
  • you anticipate
  • he/she anticipates
  • we anticipate
  • you anticipate
  • they anticipate
Preterite
  • I anticipated
  • you anticipated
  • he/she anticipated
  • we anticipated
  • you anticipated
  • they anticipated
Present Continuous
  • I am anticipating
  • you are anticipating
  • he/she is anticipating
  • we are anticipating
  • you are anticipating
  • they are anticipating
Present Perfect
  • I have anticipated
  • you have anticipated
  • he/she has anticipated
  • we have anticipated
  • you have anticipated
  • they have anticipated
Past Continuous
  • I was anticipating
  • you were anticipating
  • he/she was anticipating
  • we were anticipating
  • you were anticipating
  • they were anticipating
Past Perfect
  • I had anticipated
  • you had anticipated
  • he/she had anticipated
  • we had anticipated
  • you had anticipated
  • they had anticipated
Future
  • I will anticipate
  • you will anticipate
  • he/she will anticipate
  • we will anticipate
  • you will anticipate
  • they will anticipate
Future Perfect
  • I will have anticipated
  • you will have anticipated
  • he/she will have anticipated
  • we will have anticipated
  • you will have anticipated
  • they will have anticipated
Future Continuous
  • I will be anticipating
  • you will be anticipating
  • he/she will be anticipating
  • we will be anticipating
  • you will be anticipating
  • they will be anticipating
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been anticipating
  • you have been anticipating
  • he/she has been anticipating
  • we have been anticipating
  • you have been anticipating
  • they have been anticipating
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been anticipating
  • you will have been anticipating
  • he/she will have been anticipating
  • we will have been anticipating
  • you will have been anticipating
  • they will have been anticipating
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been anticipating
  • you had been anticipating
  • he/she had been anticipating
  • we had been anticipating
  • you had been anticipating
  • they had been anticipating

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