anticipate Pronunciation: /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/Translate anticipate | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of anticipatev.t. 1 (expect) erwarten; (foresee) voraussehen anticipate trouble = mit Ärger rechnen 2 (consider before due time) vorwegnehmenanticipate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of anticipate in the British & World English dictionary Definition of anticipate in the US English dictionary