anticipated

1.

regard as probable; expect or predict.

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she anticipated scorn on her return to the theater

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expect foresee predict forecast prophesy foretell count on bank on look for reckon on figure on apprehend

2.

act as a forerunner or precursor of.

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he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration

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foreshadow precede antedate

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anticipate