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was anticipating
verb
To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
Exact(58)
I was anticipating this reaction.
"I was anticipating the worst," he said.
Last week, he was anticipating one such trip.
"The family was anticipating it," he said.
"But it wasn't really as difficult as I was anticipating".
I don't think he was anticipating a 100th birthday celebration.
He was anticipating that something was going to happen".
Everybody was anticipating that but that never happened".
I was anticipating him being there, which was my fault".
Similar(2)
I mean, it's a devastating scene, so I think I was anticipating the sadness.
Welles was anticipating the extreme deep-focus methods of his first features.
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