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antecipar.

to get ahead of oneself (act before is necessary)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(ʁ)/Brazil[ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(h)]Brazil/ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to get ahead of oneself (act before is necessary)

    pronominal
    O corredor se antecipou e acabou desqualificado.
  2. to anticipate (act before someone or something)

    pronominal
    Me antecipei às ordens do general e sobrevivi ao ataque.
  3. to anticipate (to take up or introduce (something) prematurely)

    transitive
    Sua intuição levava-o a antecipar certos fatos.
  4. to advance; to bring forward (to make something happen earlier than originally planned)

    ambitransitive · pronominal
    Com o salário extra, conseguimos antecipar o pagamento da dívida.
  5. to anticipate; to foresee; to see coming (know of something before it happens)

    transitive
    Ninguém antecipou o fracasso da economia esse ano.
  6. to anticipate; to look forward to (eagerly await something)

    formal · transitive
    Antecipamos sua visita.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin anticipāre.

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