Unanticipated


verb (used with object), anticipated, anticipating.
1.
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee:
to anticipate pleasure.
2.
to expect; look forward to; be sure of:
to anticipate a favorable decision.
3.
to perform (an action) before another has had time to act.
4.
to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made:
He anticipated each of my orders.
5.
to nullify, prevent, or forestall by taking countermeasures in advance:
to anticipate a military attack.
6.
to consider or mention before the proper time:
to anticipate more difficult questions.
7.
to be before (another) in doing, thinking, achieving, etc.:
Many modern inventions were anticipated by Leonardo da Vinci.
8.
Finance.

to expend (funds) before they are legitimately available for use.
to discharge (an obligation) before it is due.

verb (used without object), anticipated, anticipating.
9.
to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance.
unanticipated
/ˌʌnænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd/
adjective
1.
not anticipated; unforeseen
verb (mainly transitive)
1.
(may take a clause as object) to foresee and act in advance of: he anticipated the fall in value by selling early
2.
to thwart by acting in advance of; forestall: I anticipated his punch by moving out of reach
3.
(also intransitive) to mention (something) before its proper time: don’t anticipate the climax of the story
4.
(may take a clause as object) to regard as likely; expect; foresee: he anticipated that it would happen
5.
to make use of in advance of possession: he anticipated his salary in buying a house
6.
to pay (a bill, etc) before it falls due
7.
to cause to happen sooner: the spread of nationalism anticipated the decline of the Empire

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