anticipate

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
  2. (transitive) To take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
  3. (transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
  4. (transitive) To eagerly wait for (something)

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Latin anticipātus, perfect passive participle of anticipō (“to anticipate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ante- (“before”), + capiō (“to take”, cip- when prefixed) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See capable.

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