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Erwarten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anticipate verb To expect something and prepare for it in advance.
  • await verb To wait for something or someone, often with a sense of expectation.
  • contemplation noun The act of thinking deeply and quietly about something.
  • expect verb To believe that something will happen.
  • project noun A planned piece of work with a specific goal, carried out in stages.

Senses

Erwarten is used for these senses in English:

  • anticipate (transitive) To take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
  • contemplation The act of looking forward to a future event
  • project (transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.

anticipate — full definition

  1. verb To expect something and prepare for it in advance.
  2. verb To act ahead of someone or something, often to head off a problem before it happens.

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