anticipates
- 1Third-person singular simple present of anticipate.
The forecasting model anticipates a sharp rise in demand next quarter.
A good host anticipates what guests will need before they ask.
Note
Every meaning behind this form is transitive, so it wants an object: a model anticipates a rise, a host anticipates a need, a player anticipates a rival's move. Beyond simple expecting, it can mean acting first to forestall someone, introducing something too early, or waiting eagerly for something. The -s ending agrees with he, she, it or a singular noun. The subject sets the form, and the meaning plays no part in it.
anticipates is a form of anticipate
anticipate, verb: To know or expect that something will happen before it actually occurs. Full entry
- Forms
- anticipateanticipates he/she/itanticipating -ing formanticipated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- anticipate → anticipates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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