anticipate vs happen

anticipate and happen both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anticipate	No	No	Yes	No
happen	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, happen is a hypernym of anticipate; that is, happen is a word with a broader meaning than anticipate:

Other hypernyms of anticipate include come about, fall out, go on, hap, occur, pass, pass off, take place.

anticipate (verb)	happen (verb)
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than	come to pass
regard something as probable or likely	come into being; become reality
realize beforehand	happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
make a prediction about; tell in advance	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
be excited or anxious about	chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time