anticiparse

anticiparse

► verbo pronominal

1 (llegar antes) to come early

2 (adelantarse) to beat to it

■ él se me anticipó he beat me to it

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1) to anticipate

2) act in advance of

3) be ahead of

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VPR

1) [acontecimiento] to take place early

2)

anticiparse a un acontecimiento — to anticipate an event

anticiparse a algn — to beat sb to it

usted se ha anticipado a mis deseos — you have anticipated my wishes

anticiparse a hacer algo — to do sth ahead of time, do sth before the proper time

anticiparse a una época — to be ahead of one's time

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■anticiparse verbo reflexivo
1 (adelantarse) to beat sb to it: iba a invitarle a cenar, pero Alicia se me anticipó, I was going to invite him to dinner, but Alice beat me to it
2 (llegar antes de lo previsto) to arrive early
3 figurado anticiparse a su tiempo, to be ahead of one's time
'anticiparse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantar
- anticipar
English:
anticipate
- forestall
- outguess

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vpr

1. [suceder antes] to arrive early;

se anticipó a su tiempo he was ahead of his time;

este año se ha anticipado la llegada del invierno winter has come early this year

2. [adelantarse]

anticiparse a alguien to beat sb to it;

se anticipó al portero y marcó gol he beat the goalkeeper to the ball and scored

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anticiparse

v/r

1 de suceso come early

2

:

anticiparse a alguien get there ahead of s.o.

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vr

1) : to be early

2) adelantarse: to get ahead

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anticiparse vb (ocurrir antes) to come early [pt. came; pp. come]

las lluvias se han anticipado the rainy season has come early