anticipated
Sayan-TIS-i-payt-idUS · UK/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt.ɪd/AUS/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pæɪt.ɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of anticipate. Use this form for something you expected before it happened.
We anticipated heavy traffic and left the house early.
She anticipated his question before he even asked it.
Note
- 2Expected to come or happen soon.
Like a bus you know is coming soon.
The anticipated storm reached the coast by evening.
Everyone waited at the gate for the anticipated guests.
Oppositeunexpected, unforeseen
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anticipated is a form of anticipate
anticipate, verb: To expect that something will happen before it does. Full entry
- Forms
- anticipateanticipates he/she/itanticipating -ing formanticipated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- anticipate → anticipated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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