anticipate

[/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/]

verb

antecipar

1. To expect or predict something will happen

I anticipate that the meeting will last two hours.

Antecipo que a reunião durará duas horas.

2. To look forward to something with pleasure

The children anticipate their vacation with excitement.

As crianças antecipam suas férias com entusiasmo.

3. To deal with or handle something before it happens

Good drivers anticipate potential hazards on the road.

Bons motoristas antecipam perigos potenciais na estrada.

4. To occur or exist before something else in time

This discovery anticipated modern scientific theory by centuries.

Esta descoberta antecipou a teoria científica moderna em séculos.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

antecipar

Most common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

antecipar

Standard usage, sometimes 'prever' for prediction contexts

São Paulo

antecipar

Business and formal contexts prefer 'antecipar'

Portugal

antecipar

Also 'prever' in prediction contexts; 'aguardar com entusiasmo' for pleasant anticipation

anticipate trouble ahead

anticipate someone's needs

in anticipation of something

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