anticipate (
http://definr.com/anticipate)
v 1: regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists
are expecting rain for tomorrow" [syn:
expect]
2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn:
foresee,
forestall,
counter]
3: realize beforehand [syn:
previse,
foreknow,
foresee]
4: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome
of an election" [syn:
predict,
foretell,
prognosticate,
call,
forebode,
promise]
5: be excited or anxious about [syn:
look for,
look to]
6: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than, as in: "This
composition anticipates Impressionism"