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anticipatively

/æntɪsɪˈpeɪtɪvli/ adverb · British & US

Valid in UK

What does anticipatively mean?

adverb

In a way that shows you are expecting something to happen before it does; in anticipation of something.

Example

"She spoke to him anticipatively, as if she knew he was going to ask her out."

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Etymologically related

anticipate expect foresee foretell

Synonyms for anticipatively

in anticipation of beforehand in expectation of preemptively proactively previously

Antonyms of anticipatively

unpredictably unexpectedly suddenly

Rhymes with anticipatively

predictively productively reactively predictably