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Cdt04947 Posted 14 years ago
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anticipate VS expect, hope, wish, want AT "to infinitive" as object
"Expect, hope, wish, want" this words have only "to infinitive" as object, meaning similar thing.
As far as I know, "to infinitive" implies future situation. So I think "anticipate" should have "to infinitive" as object.
But "anticipate" has "gerund" as object, meaning "expect, hope, wish, want"
Is there any difference in meaning between "anticipate" and "expect, hope, wish, want" ?
As far as I know, "to infinitive" implies future situation. So I think "anticipate" should have "to infinitive" as object.
But "anticipate" has "gerund" as object, meaning "expect, hope, wish, want"
Is there any difference in meaning between "anticipate" and "expect, hope, wish, want" ?
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I expect to win the lottery. ) I hope to win the lottery. ) I wish to win the lottery.
- I expect to win the lottery.
- ) I hope to win the lottery.
- ) I wish to win the lottery.
- ) I want to win the lottery.
- ) I anticipate winning the lottery.
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I expect to win the lottery. (I bought 500,000 lottery tickets for the next drawing.)
I hope to win the lottery. (I bought one lottery ticket.)
I wish to win the lottery. (I didn't buy any ticket.)
I want to win the lottery. ( I will buy one ticket for all the upcoming lotteries, but I don't expect to win.)
I anticipate winning the lottery. (I spent all my future winnings already.)
I hope to win the lottery. (I bought one lottery ticket.)
I wish to win the lottery. (I didn't buy any ticket.)
I want to win the lottery. ( I will buy one ticket for all the upcoming lotteries, but I don't expect to win.)
I anticipate winning the lottery. (I spent all my future winnings already.)
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