anticipate

Synonyms:

expect, foresee, predict, project, envision

Definition:

to imagine or expect that something will happen

Grammar:

[ verb, [ T ]]

Examples:

( short ) anticipate success

( common ) Anticipate the unexpected.

( situation ) I eagerly anticipate the arrival of spring.

( pickup line ) Are you an earthquake? Because I can't help but anticipate the way you shake me up.