200 BM Daily Vocabulary #42 | anticipate

<p>Today’s word is: <strong>anticipate</strong> – It means: To think of something in advance, to expect something to happen.</p> <p>With BM English Speaking Radio Channel - Learn one new word every day and impress the world.</p> <p>In this English vocabulary lesson, you will learn how to use the word <strong>anticipate</strong>. We are sure that this ESL lesson will help you to enhance your English vocabulary and speak English fluently and confidently.</p> <p>It was time for Mr. Nayan, the chairman of the company, to retire and nominate someone else in his place. Everyone was <strong>anticipating</strong> that he will nominate his son Jagdish. However, they were in for a surprise, as he nominated his daughter Jaya, to manage the company. Jaya was not only ambitious but she was well educated and highly skilled in personnel management (managing people or a group).</p> <p>Listen carefully on how we can use the word <strong>anticipate</strong> in 8 different sentences in 8 different / situations.</p> <p><strong>Example number 1 of 8:</strong> Lawrence would receive the house rent from his tenant Shelly on time. However, last month it was delayed by one week. Lawrence was <strong>anticipating</strong> the cheque every day until he received it.</p> <p><strong>Example number 2 of 8:</strong> This year, the sales figures of the newly launched mobile phone were sky high (it means phenomenal- we know this word, don’t we?). All the employees of the phone manufacturing company were <strong>anticipating</strong> an increment.</p> <p><strong>Example number 3 of 8:</strong> Reena was engaged to Sherman. Her parents had selected him and she had met him only once. Her <strong>anticipation</strong> of their compatibility was natural and understandable. And guess what, her fiancée, Sherman turned out to be a gem of a person (a wonderful and caring person).</p> <p><strong>Example number 4 of 8:</strong> The international school had organized an exhibition of paintings of their students. All the revenue earned was going to be donated