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(Entry 1 of 2)
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
- the anticipated date of delivery is July 14th
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anticipated
verbpast tense of anticipate
Synonyms & Antonyms of anticipated (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to believe in the future occurrence of (something)
- I anticipate that we'll be seeing you for New Year's
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2
to realize or know about beforehand
- I anticipated this unhelpful response
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The first known use of anticipated was in 1814
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