Italian word
anticipare
to bring forward (a date), to do something ahead of time, to foresee
Looks like
anticipate
to look forward to something; to expect and prepare for
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In English 'anticipate' means to look forward to or expect something. In Italian 'anticipare' mainly means to bring something to an earlier time or to preempt it. To say you are looking forward to something in Italian, say 'non vedo l'ora di...' rather than 'anticipo di...'.
To say "to look forward to something; to expect and prepare for" in Italian:
aspettarsi con piacere (for looking forward to)
"anticipare" in English means:
to bring forward (a date), to do something ahead of time, to foresee
Example
"Abbiamo anticipato la partenza di un giorno."
"We moved the departure forward by one day."
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