Meaning of megelőz | Babel Free
[ˈmɛɡɛløːz]Definitions
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to outstrip, leave behind, overtake, outrun, outdistance transitive
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to precede, surpass, excel (to be better or have a better position than) transitive
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to precede, come before (in order) transitive
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to beat someone to the punch (to do before somebody else) transitive
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to happen before, go before, to precede (in time) transitive
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to avert, prevent, ward off, stave off transitive
Equivalents
Български
превъзхождам
Català
precedir
Čeština
předcházet
Ελληνικά
προηγούμαι
Esperanto
antaŭiri
Suomi
edeltää
Bahasa Indonesia
memasrahkan
日本語
先んずる
Română
preceda
Kiswahili
kutangulia
Українська
передувати
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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