anticipate

(v) regard something as probable or likely
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
expect,
(v) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time counter, forestall, foresee,
(v) realize beforehand foreknow, foresee, previse,
(v) make a prediction about; tell in advance
- Call the outcome of an election
forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, call,
(v) be excited or anxious about look for, look to,
(v) be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
- This composition anticipates Impressionism

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