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Meaning of megelőz | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[ˈmɛɡɛløːz]

Definitions

  1. to outstrip, leave behind, overtake, outrun, outdistance
    transitive
  2. to precede, surpass, excel (to be better or have a better position than)
    transitive
  3. to precede, come before (in order)
    transitive
  4. to beat someone to the punch (to do before somebody else)
    transitive
  5. to happen before, go before, to precede (in time)
    transitive
  6. to avert, prevent, ward off, stave off
    transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“A hírünk megelőzött.”

Our reputation went before us.

“Megelőzte a betegséget.”

He/she prevented the illness.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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