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1 anticipate
[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]vt( foresee) przewidywać (przewidzieć perf); ( look forward to) czekać na +acc; ( do first) antycypowaćthis is worse than I anticipated — jest gorzej, niż przewidywałem
* * *[æn'tisəpeit]1) (to expect (something): I'm not anticipating any trouble.) spodziewać się, oczekiwać2) (to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary: A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want.) przewidywać• -
2 expect
[ɪks'pɛkt] 1. vt(anticipate, hope for) spodziewać się +gen; (await, require, count on) oczekiwać +gen; ( suppose)2. vito expect that … — przypuszczać, że …
to expect sb to do sth — ( anticipate) spodziewać się, że ktoś coś zrobi; ( demand) oczekiwać od kogoś zrobienia czegoś
* * *[ik'spekt]1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) spodziewać się2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') spodziewać się3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) oczekiwać4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) spodziewać się•- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation
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