anticipate

Significado (Inglés)

  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)

Frecuencia

C2
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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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