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devancer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • outstrip verb To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.

Senses

devancer is used for these senses in English:

  • beat to the punch (idiomatic, transitive) To carry out an action before another person is able to do so.

outstrip — full definition

  1. verb To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
  2. verb To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
  3. verb To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.

Related French words