The difference between Anticipate and Expect
When used as verbs, anticipate means to act before (someone), especially to prevent an action, whereas expect means to look for (mentally).
check bellow for the other definitions of Anticipate and Expect
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Anticipate as a verb (transitive):
To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
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Anticipate as a verb:
to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
Examples:
"The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument."
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Anticipate as a verb:
to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
Examples:
"to anticipate the pleasures of a visit"
"to anticipate the evils of life"
"Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport"
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Anticipate as a verb:
to eagerly wait for (something)
Examples:
"Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas."
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Expect as a verb:
To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that).
Examples:
"I expect to receive wages.  I expect that the troops will be defeated."
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Expect as a verb:
To consider obligatory or required.
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Expect as a verb:
To consider reasonably due.
Examples:
"You are expected to get the task done by the end of next week."
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Expect as a verb (continuous aspect only, of a woman or couple):
To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
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Expect as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To wait for; to await.
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Expect as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To wait; to stay.
Examples:
"rfquotek Sandys"