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опережа́ть — meaning in English

operezhat

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English meaning

  • anticipate verb To expect something and prepare for it in advance.
  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • 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

опережа́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • anticipate (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
  • lead (countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
  • lead (transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
  • outrun (transitive) To run faster than.
  • outstrip To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.

anticipate — full definition

  1. verb To expect something and prepare for it in advance.
  2. verb To act ahead of someone or something, often to head off a problem before it happens.

lead — full definition

  1. noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  2. verb To guide or direct a person, group, or activity.
  3. noun The state of being ahead in a race, contest, or competition.
  4. noun The main role in a film, play, or performance, or the person who plays it.
  5. noun A piece of information that may help solve a case or investigation.

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