anticipating
present participle ofanticipate
| 单词 | anticipating |
| 释义 | anticipating present participle ofanticipate anticipate verb[T] uk/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/us/ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/anticipateverb[T](EXPECT)C1 toimagineorexpectthat something willhappen: We don't anticipate anytrouble. We had one or twodifficultiesalong the way that we didn't anticipate. Are you anticipating a lot ofpeopleat thepartytonight? [+ -ing verb]They anticipate havingseveralapplicantsfor thejob. [+ that]They anticipatethatthey will have severalapplicantsfor thejob [+ question word]At thisstagewe can't really anticipatewhat willhappen. The anticipatedinflationfigureislowerthan last month's.
Planning, expecting and arranging
anticipateverb[T](TAKE ACTION)C1 to takeactioninpreparationfor something that youthinkwillhappen: It's alwaysbestto anticipate aproblembefore itarises. Thearmyanticipated(= tookactioninpreparationfor)theexplosionbyevacuatingthetown. Planning, expecting and arranging
Examplesofanticipatinganticipating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Researchers, for instance, can help shape results byanticipatingpreferred outcomes and subtly providing conditions that favor their development. From theCambridge English Corpus Still, the couple deemed it wise to do so, possiblyanticipatingfuture problems. From theCambridge English Corpus That is, we focus on the subset of ministerial restraint equilibria where the ministers,anticipatinga reshuffle, decide to contain their spending. From theCambridge English Corpus To the extent that the military regime's behaviour arose fromanticipatingdemocracy's impending arrival, an important methodological issue emerges. From theCambridge English Corpus The non-graduates already in place looked fearfully at the arrival of graduates,anticipatingthe lack of further promotion and their fears were duly born out. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, they actively participate in the synchronous timing of movements, therebyanticipatingthe song's segmental units. From theCambridge English Corpus Anticipatingthis outcome, if firms defect they will do so in both markets. From theCambridge English Corpus Practical skills training, developing topic schedules, using stimulus materials, recording, note taking, transcribing, conducting discussions andanticipatinganalysis. From theCambridge English Corpus Obviously, this is good news for societiesanticipatinga substantial increase of the older population. From theCambridge English Corpus This paradigm was intended to determine if participants could inhibit their autonomic reactivity whileanticipatinga noxious burst of noise that varied in its predictability. From theCambridge English Corpus In particular, around the beginning of recessions, volatility rises considerably, whereas expected return falls,anticipatinga decrease in earnings. From theCambridge English Corpus The account describes what happened, sometimes mentioning past experiences, sometimesanticipatingthe future-but all in the context of an account of the event. From theCambridge English Corpus Such a descriptive specification is useful because it allows us to talk about the behaviour of an agent withoutanticipatingits implementation. From theCambridge English Corpus A prelude is an introductory piece,anticipatinga longer, more substantial work. From theCambridge English Corpus Toward the middle of a recession, volatility is still very high and expected returns are at their highest value,anticipatingthe imminent economic recovery. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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