Spanish

adelantar

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  1. (transitive) to bring forward, advance, to move forward (in space or time)
  2. (transitive) to pay in advance
  3. (transitive) to outstrip, to outrun
  4. (intransitive) to make progress
  5. (transitive) to overtake, to pass (to pass a more slowly moving object)
  6. (transitive) to move up, speed up (to make something happen faster or come sooner)
  7. (transitive) to fast forward (e.g. a film or recording)
  8. (reflexive) to preempt
  9. (reflexive) to anticipate, to forestall (+ a)
  10. (reflexive) to get ahead of, to stay ahead of (+ a)
  11. (reflexive) to jump the gun, get ahead of oneself
  12. (reflexive) to be brought forward

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C2
Hyphenated as
a‧de‧lan‧tar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/adelanˈtaɾ/
Etymology

From adelante (“forward”).

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