antecipar

Borrowed from Latin anticipāre.

• Hyphenation: an‧te‧ci‧par

antecipar (first-person singular present antecipo, first-person singular preterite antecipei, past participle antecipado)

1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get ahead of oneself (act before is necessary)

   O corredor se antecipou e acabou desqualificado. ― The racer got ahead of himself and ended up disqualified.

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with a) to anticipate (act before someone or something)

   Me antecipei às ordens do general e sobrevivi ao ataque. ― We acted before the general’s orders and survived the attack.

3. (transitive) to anticipate (do something before it is necessary)

   Com o salário extra, conseguimos antecipar o pagamento da dívida. ― With the extra salary, we were able to anticipate the payment of the debt.

4. (transitive) to anticipate; to foresee; to see coming (know of something before it happens)

   Ninguém antecipou o fracasso da economia esse ano. ― No one foresaw the failure of the economy this year.

5. (formal, transitive) to anticipate; to look forward to (eagerly await something)

   Antecipamos sua visita. ― We look forward to your visit.

• antecipação

• “antecipar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.