Anticipate vs Guessing - What's the difference?
anticipate | guessing |
To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
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But surely they did not anticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.}} to eagerly wait for (something)
The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight
As verbs the difference between anticipate and guessing
is that anticipate is to act before (someone), especially to prevent an action while guessing is .As a noun guessing is
the act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.anticipate
English
Verb
(anticipat)- To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. --R. Hall.
- He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. -- .
- The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument.
- to anticipate the pleasures of a visit
- to anticipate the evils of life
- Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport
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But surely they did not anticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.}}
- Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas.
