Wednesday, August 5, 2015

ANTICIPATE

WORD: ANTICIPATE

MEANING:
1. (may take a clause as object) to foresee and act in advance of: he anticipated the fall in value by selling early.
2. to thwart by acting in advance of; forestall: I anticipated his punch by moving out of reach.
3. (also intr) to mention (something) before its proper time: don't anticipate the climax of the story.
4. (may take a clause as object) to regard as likely; expect; foresee: he anticipated that it would happen.
5. to make use of in advance of possession: he anticipated his salary in buying a house.
6. (Banking & Finance) to pay (a bill, etc) before it falls due
7. to cause to happen sooner: the spread of nationalism anticipated the decline of the Empire.
8. expect, await, predict

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. This composition anticipates Impressionism

PRONOUNCE:
anticipate - ऐन्टिसपेट / ऐन्टिसपैट

LINK: ANTICIPATE

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