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Russian word of the day: Опережать
Aug 01, 2022 (see all)
опережа́ть
[ a-pee-ree-zhát' ]
to be ahead, to outstrip, to leave behind; to outdistance; to outdo, to surpass, to forestall
Morphemic analysis
опережать
о
: переж
: а
: ть
: : переж
: а
: ть
Etymology
перед - (in) frontExamples
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Они́ насто́лько опережа́ли конкуре́нтов, что могли́ одновреме́нно предложи́ть и бо́лее ни́зкую сто́имость, и бо́лее высо́кое ка́чество.
a-née na-stól'-ka a-pee-ree-zhá-lee kan-ku-ryén-taf, chto mag-lee ad-na-vree-myén-na preed-la-zheet' ee bó-lee-ye nées-ku-yu stó-ee-mast', ee bó-lee-ye vy-só-ka-ye ká-cheest-va
They were so far ahead of the competition that they could offer both lower cost and higher quality at the same time.
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Почти́ в ка́ждом своём откры́тии он насто́лько опережа́л своё вре́мя, что колле́ги категори́чески его́ не понима́ли.
pach-tée f kázh-dam sva-yóm atk-rý-tee-ee on na-stól'-ka a-pee-ree-zhál sva-yó vryé-mya, chto kal-lyé-gee ka-tee-ga-rée-chees-kee ye-vó nye pa-nee-má-lee
In almost every one of his discoveries, he was so ahead of his time that his colleagues categorically did not understand him.
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