D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

anticipated

· IPA /æntˈɪsəpˌeɪtɪd/
01 adj. expected; opposite of unanticipated and unexpected.
  1. 1.
    expected; opposite of unanticipated and unexpected.
  2. 2.
    rightfully expected.
Syn. awaited(predicate), hoped-for, prospectiveSyn. -- looked-for(prenominal).