verb · neutral
anticipate
UK/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/US/ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/an·TIC·i·pate
Band 7+speakingtask2
to expect something and prepare for it; to regard as probable
Examples
“We anticipate some resistance, so we prepared extra evidence.”
“I anticipate arriving around 7 pm.”
“Researchers anticipated that the new treatment would reduce symptoms.”
Band 8 sentence
“In my experience, planners who anticipate potential pitfalls tend to produce more robust policies.”
Collocations
- anticipate problems/needs
- anticipate that + clause
- anticipate + V-ing
Word family
anticipation nounanticipated adjective / past participleanticipatory adjective
Common mistakes
I anticipate to arrive late.→I anticipate arriving late.
I expect arriving late.→I anticipate arriving late.
Say it for a higher band
5expect→6predict→7+anticipate
Synonyms
expect
predict
Easily confused
expect
“I expect to finish my report by Friday.”
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