| posp. |
anticipate (to see what is going to be wanted, required etc. in the future and do what is necessary • I know I am anticipating one of your questions, Senator, but it comes out of what you have just been talking about.; A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want); forestall (detailed explanations intended to forestall questions); antedate; forecast; pre-exist; look forward to (bookworm); foreshadow (raf); foresee (Aly19); prejudge (Арнольдыч); pre exist; second-guess; presage; preempt (or pre-empt Liv Bliss); prefigure (Bullfinch); specify (Victor812); prevene (Jet7); act in anticipation of (Ремедиос_П); predate (Taras) |
