Definitions For Anticipate

verb

  • Be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
  • Regard something as probable or likely
  • Realize beforehand
  • Make a prediction about; tell in advance
  • Be excited or anxious about
  • Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
  • To think of (something that will or might happen in the future)
  • To expect or look ahead to (something) with pleasure : to look forward to (something)
  • To do something before someone else

Is Anticipates a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
18

The word Anticipate is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Anticipate in a Sentence

  • The cost turned out to be higher than anticipated.
  • The author anticipated objections to his theory.
  • The organizers of the fair anticipate a large crowd.

Synonyms for Anticipate

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