c. 1824 (written, published in 1891)Robert Hall,Fragment on Popery
When two parties, each formidable for their numbers, and the weight of their influence and property, are animated by an equal degree of zeal, it is natural toanticipate the final success of that which possesses the most inherent strength.
Pleaseanticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport.
1907 January,Harold Bindloss, chapter 31, inThe Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen,→OCLC:
The task was more to Appleby's liking than the one he hadanticipated, and it was necessary, since the smaller merchants in Cuba and also in parts of Peninsular Spain have no great confidence in bankers, and prefer a packet of golden onzas or a bag of pesetas to the best accredited cheque.
2011 October 2, Jonathan Jurejko, “Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea”, inBBC Sport[1]:
But surely they did notanticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.
The wordsanticipate andexpect both regard some future event as likely to take place. Nowadays they are often used interchangeably althoughanticipate is associated with acting because of an expectation: e.g. "skilled sportsmen anticipate the action and position themselves accordingly".
