anticipate
Definitions
Verb
- Regard something as probable or likely
- Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
- Realize beforehand
- Make a prediction about; tell in advance
- Be excited or anxious about
- Be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "anticipate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | anticipated | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | anticipate | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | anticipates | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | unanticipated | 6 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "anticipate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | anticipated | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | participate | 4 | 22 |
| 3 | anticipation | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | participated | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | intricate | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | participates | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | participant | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | antipathy | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | anticipations | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | anticipates | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | anticipating | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | emancipate | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | emancipated | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | anticipatory | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | unanticipated | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | participative | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | emancipates | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | antipathies | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | antiquate | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | anticrime | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "anticipate" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "anticipate" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "anticipate" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "anticipate".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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