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обогна́ть — meaning in English

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English meaning

outrun verb To run faster than someone or something, or to escape by outpacing it.
outstrip verb To move faster than someone or something and leave them behind.
overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.

Senses

обогна́ть is used for these senses in English:

outrun (transitive) To run faster than.
outstrip (figuratively) To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
overtake To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

outstrip — full definition

verb To move faster than someone or something and leave them behind.
verb To do better than someone or something else.
verb To go beyond a limit or boundary.

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Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

Related Russian words

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