antecipam

Antecipam is a Portuguese verb form used to say that “they anticipate.” It is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb antecipar, which means to anticipate, foresee, or bring forward. The form is common in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese, where the subject pronouns eles, elas, or vocês are implied or explicit.

The verb antecipar comes from the combination of ante- (before) and capere (to take) in Latin, giving the sense of taking something beforehand. The related noun antecipação (anticipation) and the adjective or adverbial forms such as antecipadamente (in advance) derive from the same root.

In usage, antecipar is a transitive verb used to describe actions carried out in advance or preemptively. For example, eles antecipam prazos, pagamentos ou informações, meaning they bring timelines, payments, or information forward ahead of schedule. In business, finance, and planning, antecipar can express proactive preparation, risk management, or scheduling decisions made before a deadline.

Grammatically, antecipar is a regular -ar verb, so its present indicative forms follow the standard pattern for this conjugation. The third-person plural form, antecipam, ends with -am, mirroring other -ar verbs in the same person and number.

See also: antecipação, antecipar, antecipadamente.