Anticipate
/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/noun
To expect or look forward to something; to act before something happens.
Did you know?Anticipate comes from Latin *anticipāre*, built from *ante* (“before”) + *capere* (“to take”), so the word originally meant grabbing something ahead of time, not just expecting it.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
anticipāre
“to take beforehand; forestall”
Late Latin
Latin
anticipatus
“taken or done in advance”
Middle French
Old French
anticiper
“to anticipate; to forestall”
15th Century
English
anticipaten
“to foresee or act in advance”
Modern English
English
anticipate
“to expect beforehand or take action before an event”