| verb | regard something as probable or likely “The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow” |
| verb | act in advance of; deal with ahead of time |
| verb | realize beforehand |
| verb | make a prediction about; tell in advance “Call the outcome of an election” |
| verb | be excited or anxious about |
| verb | be a forerunner of or occur earlier than “This composition anticipates Impressionism” |
| expectant | adjective | marked by eager anticipation |
| expectation | noun | the feeling that something is about to happen |
| anticipatory | adjective | in anticipation |
| anticipator | noun | one who anticipates |
| forestalling | noun | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
| prevision | noun | seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing |
| predictive | adjective | of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions |
| prediction | noun | the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) |
| predictor | noun | someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) |
| foretelling | noun | a statement made about the future |
| prognosticative | adjective | of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions |
| prognostication | noun | a statement made about the future |
| prognosis | noun | a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop |
| prognosticator | noun | someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) |
| foreboding | noun | a feeling of evil to come |
| anticipative | adjective | marked by eager anticipation |