devancer
French → English
(time) Precede: to happen before another event or action
L'aurore devance toujours le lever du soleil sur l'horizon.
(English) The dawn always precedes the sunrise on the horizon.
Son génie artistique a devancé les courants de son siècle.
(English) His artistic genius preceded the trends of his century.
(competition) Outrun: to get ahead of someone or arrive before them
Le coureur de tête a réussi à devancer tous ses rivaux sur la ligne d'arrivée.
(English) The lead runner managed to outrun all his rivals at the finish line.
J'allais vous appeler, mais vous m'avez devancé en sonnant à ma porte.
(English) I was going to call you, but you beat me to it by ringing my doorbell.
Entry ID: fr:en:devancer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary