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anticipate

v. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"

foresee, forestall, counter

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

previse, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

look for, look to

v. be excited or anxious about

predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, promise

v. make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

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Fuzzynyms (34)

hope, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

hope, trust, desire

v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

expect, look, await, wait

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

expect

v. consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"

hope, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

hope, trust, desire

v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

expect, look, await, wait

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

expect

v. consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"

speculate

v. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"

prefigure

v. imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

theorize

v. form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"

gauge

v. mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"

envision, foresee

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

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expect > foreknow > ambition > teem > yearning > opinion > dream > anticipate

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