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How does "anticipate" sound as a substitute for "look forward" in business writing as in "I very much anticipate having/to have you as our guests" in lieu of "I very much look forward to having you as our guests?" Is "look forward" the better fit for such context?
The first one is definitely wrong, although the person could've asked "Did you anticipate this?" But it's not a double past tense. Since the event had already happened before the first person anticipated it (or not), your sister is correct, it's " Had you anticipated this? "
predict implies you are "placing your bets" on something; you realize there is a possibility it may not come true, but you are pretty sure it will expect implies you are assuming that something will happen; there is no doubt in your mind anticipate implies you are looking forward with enjoyment to something that is going to happen Examples:
anticipate seeing 750 hits anticipate to see 508 hits. Some of the latter are examples of apposition ("to anticipate, to see"), some are clearly written by non-native speakers. Others I can't explain, except in terms of Gwan's explanation of a confusion with "expect"; the meaning of "anticipate" is often confused with that of "expect", too.