anticipate - verb

• regard something as probable or likely
• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
• realize beforehand
• make a prediction about; tell in advance
• be excited or anxious about
• be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

anticipate - thesaurus

call   counter   expect   forebode   foreknow   foresee   forestall   foretell   predict   previse   prognosticate   promise