devancer

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French

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Etymology

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From devant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /də.vɑ̃.se/
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Verb

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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
    Synonyms: prendre de court, coiffer sur le poteau
  3. (transitive) to precede, to be ahead of (something in a list)
  4. to anticipate, to pre-empt

Conjugation

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This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

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Further reading

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