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