antizipieren

to anticipate; to foresee mentally

verb an-ti-tsi-PEER-en Rare

Origin: from Latin anticipare (to take before)

Usage Note

antizipieren means to mentally project a likely future event and prepare for it. More formal than vorwegnehmen or erwarten. Common in academic writing, business, and sport analysis: die Reaktion des Gegners antizipieren.

Examples

"Ein guter Schachspieler antizipiert stets die Züge des Gegners."

Natural Translation

A good chess player always anticipates the opponent's moves.

Literal Translation

A good chess-player anticipates always the moves of the opponent.

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