Difference between Promises and Anticipate

PROMISES vs ANTICIPATE: NOUN

A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
Plural form of promise.

To see as a probable occurrence; expect.
To think of (a future event) with pleasure; look forward to.
To deal with beforehand; act so as to mitigate, nullify, or prevent: : expect.
To react to (someone) abruptly, especially to prevent someone from continuing or progressing.
To use in advance, as income not yet available.
To pay (a debt) before it is due.
To think, speak, or write about a matter in advance.
To serve as a forerunner to or previous indication of.

To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of
To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.
To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely.
To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

Act in advance of
Deal with ahead of time
Make a prediction about
Tell in advance
To seize or take beforehand.
To take, do, use, etc., before the proper time; precipitate, as an action or event: as, the advocate has anticipated that part of his argument.
To realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee; have a view or impression of beforehand; look forward to; expect: as, I never anticipated such a disaster; to anticipate the pleasures of an entertainment.
To occupy the attention of before the proper time.
Synonyms To get the start of, forestall.
To forecast, count upon, prepare one's self for, calculate upon.
To treat of something, as in a narrative, before the proper time.
To be before in doing something; take action in advance of; precede, prevent, or preclude by prior action.

Pledged, Commitments, Pledging, Vows, Vow, Pledge, Pledges, Prognosticate, Anticipate, Forebode, Predict, Call, Foretell, Assure, Hope

Intend, Foreknow, Look to, Counter, Look for, Promise, Call, Prognosticate, Forestall, Foretell, Forebode, Occur, Predict, Expect, Foresee

Compromises, Guarantees, Commitment, Announcements, Pledged, Commitments, Vow, Pledge, Pledges, Prognosticate, Anticipate, Forebode, Call, Assure, Hope

Estimate, Accelerate, Believe, Envisage, Intend, Look to, Counter, Look for, Call, Prognosticate, Forestall, Forebode, Occur, Expect, Foresee

Most of us will never back out of our promises, especially promises that go on record like a contract.
Presidents make promises, and on the basis of those promises, people vote for them and not someone else.
What happens to your capacity to make promises, break promises?
Professor Macey is the author of the new book, Corporate Governance: Promises Kept, Promises Broken.
God has made promises to us, and baptism reminds us of those promises.
Economics, then, implies that courts should enforce promises when parties want their promises to be enforceable, and not otherwise.
This progress is really a result of promises made and promises kept to the agencies.
It signifies that promises are enforceable, whether or not the promises involve formal consideration.
So remember, promises made, promises kept, and show it to them.
He promises meetings with concerned youth and breaks those promises.

We do not anticipate questions from the audience.
Anticipate complications based on battery position and orientation.
We anticipate the Treasury will release further guidance.
We anticipate The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
God and I eagerly anticipate your goodness today.
Negligence is gauged by the ability to anticipate.
Your memorialists, therefore, cannot anticipate such a result.
That is, they buy when they anticipate rising prices and sell when they anticipate declining prices.
Consider what benefits, positive outcomes, and wins you anticipate as well as what costs, risks, or negative outcomes you might also anticipate.
GDP growth to anticipate business growth in general, and then, in turn, we can anticipate a growth in new CEO positions.