Predictive Language

verb to regard as probable; expect or predict

• The investors are eagerly anticipating the quarterly report to make informed decisions.
• I'm anticipating the new season of my favorite TV show to start soon.
• I'm so hyped, I can't stop anticipating the concert next week!
• She was like a child anticipating Christmas morning, waiting for the surprise party.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing or set of things, such as 'mouth'

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as 'take'

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse, such as 'somebody'

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, such as 'out of'

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun, such as 'the'

• During the meeting, she was able to take the words out of his mouth by articulating her point clearly and concisely.
• I knew exactly what he was going to say next, so I took the words out of his mouth and finished his sentence for him.
• I totally took the words out of her mouth when I predicted what she was going to say before she could say it.
• His actions spoke louder than words, making it easy for me to take the words out of his mouth and understand his true intentions.

adverb in a way that shows an ability to predict or foresee future events

• The scientist presciently predicted the outcome of the experiment before it even began.
• She presciently knew that the party would be a disaster, so she decided not to go.
• He presciently called out his friend's lie before anyone else caught on.
• The author's presciently crafted words seemed to predict the future events of the story.