anticipate

anticipate
æn'tisəpeit
verb
1) (to expect (something): I'm not anticipating any trouble.) esperar, contar con
2) (to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary: A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want.) prever
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anticipate
tr[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]
transitive verb
1 (expect) esperar
■ it wasn't what I anticipated no era lo que esperaba
2 (get ahead of) adelantarse a
■ we wanted to be first, but the others anticipated us quisimos ser los primeros, pero los otros se nos adelantaron
3 (forsee) anticiparse a, prever
■ you should try to anticipate your opponent's next move debes intentar anticiparte al movimiento de tu oponente
anticipate [æn'tɪsə.peɪt] vt, -pated ; -pating
1) foresee: anticipar, prever
2) expect: esperar, contar con
anticipate
v.
• adelantar v.
• anticipar v.
• impedir v.
• prever v.
(§pres: preveo, preves...) imp. preve-•)
æn'tɪsəpeɪt, æn'tɪsɪpeɪt
transitive verb
1)
a) (expect) \<\<consequences\>\> prever*

I don't anticipate any problems — no creo que vaya a haber ningún problema

it was more difficult than anticipated — resultó más difícil de lo que se había previsto or de lo que se esperaba

to anticipate -ing — tener* previsto + inf

b) (look forward to) esperar
2)
a) (foresee and act accordingly) \<\<movements/objections/needs\>\> prever*

I anticipated the blow — vi venir* el golpe

b) (preempt) anticiparse a, adelantarse a
[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]
1. VT
1) (=expect) [+ trouble, pleasure] esperar, contar con

this is worse than I anticipated — esto es peor de lo que esperaba

the police anticipated trouble — la policía esperaba disturbios, la policía contaba con que hubiera disturbios

I anticipate seeing him tomorrow — espero or cuento con verlo mañana

as anticipated — según se esperaba, como esperábamos

the anticipated audience did not materialize — no apareció el público que se esperaba or con que se había contado

an eagerly-anticipated event — un acontecimiento muy esperado

to anticipate that ... — prever que ..., calcular que ...

do you anticipate that this will be easy? — ¿crees que esto va a resultar fácil?

we anticipate that he will come in spite of everything — contamos con que or esperamos que venga a pesar de todo

2) (=foresee) [+ event] prever; [+ question, objection, wishes] anticipar

anticipated cost — (Comm) coste m previsto

anticipated profit — beneficios mpl previstos

3) (=forestall) [+ person] anticiparse a, adelantarse a; [+ event] anticiparse a, prevenir

you have anticipated my wishes — usted se ha anticipado or adelantado a mis deseos

you have anticipated my orders — (wrongly) usted ha actuado sin esperar mis órdenes

2.
VI (=act too soon) anticiparse
* * *
[æn'tɪsəpeɪt, æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]
transitive verb
1)
a) (expect) \<\<consequences\>\> prever*

I don't anticipate any problems — no creo que vaya a haber ningún problema

it was more difficult than anticipated — resultó más difícil de lo que se había previsto or de lo que se esperaba

to anticipate -ing — tener* previsto + inf

b) (look forward to) esperar
2)
a) (foresee and act accordingly) \<\<movements/objections/needs\>\> prever*

I anticipated the blow — vi venir* el golpe

b) (preempt) anticiparse a, adelantarse a

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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