anticipate
v.v. to expect something to happen and prepare for it before it arrives. You use this when you are thinking ahead about a future event.
v. to expect or predict a future event; to act in advance of an expected occurrence. Transitive — requires a direct object, often a noun phrase or a gerund.
We anticipate a large crowd at the opening tonight.
The marketing team tried to anticipate every possible question the journalists might ask during the press conference.
While economists anticipate a gradual recovery in the housing market, they remain cautious about the potential impact of fluctuating interest rates on consumer spending.
Borrowed from Latin anticipātus, perfect passive participle of anticipō (“to anticipate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ante- (“before”), + capiō (“to take”, cip- when prefixed) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See capable.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; when followed by another verb, it requires the -ing form rather than the infinitive.
We anticipate to see growthWe anticipate seeing growthAnticipate is followed by a gerund (-ing), not a to-infinitive.