опереди́ть — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anticipate verb To expect something and prepare for it in advance.
- outrun verb To run faster than someone or something, or to escape by outpacing it.
- outstrip verb To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
Senses
опереди́ть is used for these senses in English:
- anticipate (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
- beat to the punch (idiomatic, transitive) To carry out an action before another person is able to do so.
- outrun (transitive) To run faster than.
- outstrip To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
- outstrip (figuratively) To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
anticipate — full definition
- verb To expect something and prepare for it in advance.
- verb To act ahead of someone or something, often to head off a problem before it happens.