Anticipate and Intend

Anticipate

Anticipate verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).

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Intend and anticipate are semantically related in anticipation topic. In some cases you can use "Intend" instead a verb "Anticipate", when it comes to topics like expect, presume.

Nearby Words: anticipation, anticipating, anticipatory, anticipant, anticipator

Intend

Intend verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.

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Anticipate and intend are semantically related in anticipation topic. Sometimes you can use "Anticipate" instead a verb "Intend", if it concerns topics such as expect, presume.

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Common collocations

change	anticipate change	intend change
outcome	anticipate outcome	intend outcome
traps	anticipate traps	intend traps
vows	anticipate vows	intend vows

Both words in one sentence

Having the rattlesnake 'bite back' is something the villain normally didn't intend or anticipate, and so he will face the consequences.

Source: Cornered Rattlesnake

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