Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective expected; opposite of
unanticipated andunexpected . - adjective rightfully expected.
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- adjective
expected toarrive ;scheduled - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
anticipate .
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- adjective expected hopefully
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Examples
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The Israeli government has sealed off parts of the West Bank to prevent what it called anticipated Palestinian protests.
Democracy Now! Democracy Now! 2010
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The Israeli government has sealed off parts of the West Bank to prevent what it called anticipated Palestinian protests.
Democracy Now! Democracy Now! 2010
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The Israeli government has sealed off parts of the West Bank to prevent what it called anticipated Palestinian protests.
Democracy Now! Democracy Now! 2010
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The Israeli government has sealed off parts of the West Bank to prevent what it called anticipated Palestinian protests.
Democracy Now! Democracy Now! 2010
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* The amount of funding currently "anticipated" is at most $2.617 billion
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D.C. officials say they'll likely be getting less revenue than anticipated from the five-cent plastic bag tax that went into effect in January.
Lori's A.M. Buzz: Md.'s first casino opens Monday Washington Post editors 2010
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Some research areas can be anticipated from the beginning of the project; other subjects crop up unexpectedly.
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Brazil, in his A Grammar of Speech (1995), points out that “to forms refer to events that are anticipated from the time reference point of another verb” and adds that this means “they always leave open the possibility that, when that time comes, the event will not actually take place”.
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The Obama Plan for economic recovery, so widely anticipated, is already here it seems — or at least as much of it as there is going to be.
The Paperless Obama Plan - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The declaration or establishment of a blockade is prohibited if: (a) it has the sole purpose of starving the civilian population or denying it other objects essential for its survival; or (b) the damage to the civilian population is, or may be expected to be, excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated from the blockade.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Free Gaza” Activists’ Version of the Ship Incident 2010
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