anticipate; expect; prior expectation
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to anticipate; to expect beforehand; to foresee
Often used with negative potential complements such as 不到 or 不到……会 to indicate inability to foresee a specific outcome.
Wǒ我
men们
yù预
xiǎng想
bù不
dào到
shì事
qíng情
de的
jié结
guǒ果
huì会
zhè这
yàng样
。
We didn't anticipate that things would turn out this way.
Zhè这
zhèng正
shì是
wǒ我
yù预
xiǎng想
dào到
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
。
This is exactly the situation I had anticipated.
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Lǎo老
shī师
yù预
xiǎng想
xué学
shēng生
huì会
xǐ喜
huan欢
zhè这
mén门
kè课
。
The teacher anticipated that the students would enjoy this course.
noun
prior expectation; anticipation; preconception
Frequently collocates with verbs like 与……相同/不同, 符合, or 超出 to compare expectations with actual results.
Jié结
guǒ果
yǔ与
rén人
men们
de的
yù预
xiǎng想
dà大
zhì致
xiāng相
tóng同
。
The results largely matched people's prior expectations.
Zhè这
chāo超
chū出
le了
wǒ我
de的
yù预
xiǎng想
。
This exceeded my expectations.
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Shì事
shí实
zhèng证
míng明
le了
tā他
de的
yù预
xiǎng想
shì是
zhèng正
què确
de的
。
The facts proved that his anticipation was correct.