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adelantar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hasten verb To move or act quickly, or to make something happen sooner.
  • overhaul noun A thorough repair, renovation, or revision of something.
  • overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
  • predate verb To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)

Senses

adelantar is used for these senses in English:

  • hasten (transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.
  • move forward (transitive, figurative) To cause to make progress.
  • overhaul To pass, overtake, or travel past.
  • overtake To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

overhaul — full definition

  1. noun A thorough repair, renovation, or revision of something.
  2. verb To repair, renovate, or revise something completely.

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