anticipate (v.)

to expect or predict

Examples

• We anticipate heavy traffic.

Key rules

• Anticipate means expect or predict
• Anticipate + noun or that-clause
• Anticipation is the noun

Common mistakes

• We anticipate for heavy traffic → We anticipate heavy traffic
• I anticipated him to come → I anticipated that he would come

Use cases

• Planning
• Forecasting events
• Preparing for problems