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devancer.

to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/də.vɑ̃.se/
  1. to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass

    transitive
  2. to arrive earlier than (someone), to do (something before somebody else), to beat to the punch

    transitive
  3. to precede, to be ahead of (something in a list)

    transitive
  4. to anticipate, to pre-empt

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From devant.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.