devancer

1. (transitive) to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass
2. (transitive) to arrive earlier than (someone), to do (something before somebody else), to beat to the punch
3. (transitive) to precede, to be ahead of (something in a list)
4. to anticipate, to pre-empt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/də.vɑ̃.se/

Etymology

From devant.

Concepts

precede

overtake

go ahead of

surpass

anticipate

forestall

pass up

go ahead

beat

advance

pull away from

ahead of

forego

front

get ahead of

outdistance

outsmart

outstrip

stand out

Synonyms

précéder

dépasser

distancer

pousser très loin

être devant

être en avance

prendre les devants

prévoir

aller au-devant de

anticiper

savourer d’avance

arriver avant

avancer

être avant

Translations

önünden gitmek

zuvorkommen

früher kommen

önce gelmek

öne geçmek

avanzar

zeitig sein

zu früh kommen

vorgreifen

etw./jdm. zuvorkommen

vorausnehmen

im Voraus bezahlen

im Voraus verbrauchen

vorauskalkulieren

anführen