anticipatorily Definition

anticipate
verb anticipated, anticipating

1. To see what will be needed or wanted in the future and do what is necessary in advance.
2. To predict something and then act as though it is bound to happen.

Thesaurus: foresee, expect, predict, look forward to, await, hope for, look for, forecast, bank on (slang), count on.
3. To expect something.
4. To look forward to something.
5. To know beforehand.

Example: could anticipate his every move
tr & intr
6. To mention or think something before the proper time.
7. To do or use something before the proper time.
8. To foil or preclude.

Example: anticipated the attack

Derivative: anticipator
noun

Derivative: anticipatory
adj

Derivative: anticipatorily
adverb

Etymology: 16c: from Latin anticipare, anticipatum, from ante before + capere to take.

Info:

The use of anticipate in sense 3, meaning ‘expect' or ‘foresee', is often regarded as incorrect, but it is an established meaning that carries stronger connotations of forestalling or preventing than ‘expect' does. However: