anticipating
Sayan-TIS-i-payt-ingUS · UK/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt.ɪŋ/AUS/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pæɪt.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle of anticipate. Use this form for something happening now or as a naming word for the action.
The fans are anticipating a big win tonight.
Anticipating rain, we packed our umbrellas before the trip.
Note
anticipating 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 → anticipating: drop the e, add -ing
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