antecipar

Portuguese edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(ʁ)/ [ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(ʁ)/ [ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.te.siˈpa(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.tɨ.siˈpaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.tɨ.siˈpa.ɾi/

antecipar (first-person singular present antecipo, first-person singular preterite antecipei, past participle antecipado)

(takes a reflexive pronoun) to get ahead of oneself (act before is necessary)
O corredor se antecipou e acabou desqualificado. ― The racer got ahead of himself and ended up disqualified.
(takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with a) to anticipate (act before someone or something)
Me antecipei às ordens do general e sobrevivi ao ataque. ― We acted before the general’s orders and survived the attack.
(transitive) to anticipate (do something before it is necessary)
Com o salário extra, conseguimos antecipar o pagamento da dívida. ― With the extra salary, we were able to anticipate the payment of the debt.
(transitive) to anticipate; to foresee; to see coming (know of something before it happens)
Ninguém antecipou o fracasso da economia esse ano. ― No one foresaw the failure of the economy this year.
(formal, transitive) to anticipate; to look forward to (eagerly await something)
Antecipamos sua visita. ― We look forward to your visit.

Conjugation of antecipar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.