The meaning of ANTICIPATED is expected or looked-forward to. How to use anticipated in a sentence.
It's always best to anticipate a problem before it arises. The army anticipated (= took action in preparation for) the explosion by evacuating the town.
To act in a way that blocks or vitiates the action of (another): "Professor Thomson had anticipated me and had obtained many patents on this principle" (Nikola Tesla).
(ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd ) adjective awaited, usually with excitement and impatience the most eagerly anticipated rock event of the year one of the conference's most keenly anticipated debates
to realize or feel beforehand; foresee: [~ + object] We anticipate a sell-out crowd tonight.[~ + verb-ing] We anticipate running into problems.[~ + that clause] The government hadn't anticipated that the …
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anticipated, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Simple past tense and past participle of anticipate. In some respects Justin anticipated him. If you had looked ahead fifty years to 1240, you wouldn't have anticipated much change. I should have anticipated …