anticipate


anticipate (http://definr.com/anticipate)

     v 1: regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists
          are expecting rain for tomorrow" [syn: expect]
     2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: foresee,
        forestall, counter]
     3: realize beforehand [syn: previse, foreknow, foresee]
     4: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome
        of an election" [syn: predict, foretell, prognosticate,
         call, forebode, promise]
     5: be excited or anxious about [syn: look for, look to]
     6: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than, as in: "This
        composition anticipates Impressionism"