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anticipate vs believe

believe vs anticipate

anticipate and believe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anticipate No No Yes No
believe No No Yes No
As verbs, believe is a hyponym of anticipate; that is, believe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anticipate:
  • anticipate: regard something as probable or likely
  • believe: be confident about something
anticipate (verb) believe (verb)
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than accept as true; take to be true
regard something as probable or likely follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
realize beforehand credit with veracity
make a prediction about; tell in advance be confident about something
be excited or anxious about judge or regard; look upon; judge
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Difference between anticipate and believe

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