Verbs

(v)expect, anticipateregard something as probable or likely“The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow”
(v)anticipate, foresee, forestall, counteract in advance of; deal with ahead of time
(v)anticipate, previse, foreknow, foreseerealize beforehand
(v)predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promisemake a prediction about; tell in advance“Call the outcome of an election”
(v)anticipate, look for, look tobe excited or anxious about
(v)anticipatebe a forerunner of or occur earlier than“This composition anticipates Impressionism”