beat to en · VERB
Etymology
Shortening of beat to the punch.
Meanings
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(transitive) To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else).
I wanted to gather up all the pinecones, but you beat me to it!
Zumbetel wanted to beat Yalpatel to launching the planet's first pocket-sized satellite phone.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beats to | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| beaten to | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beating to | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beat to | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
es ganar la delantera (Translations) · pl wyprzedzić (Translations) · es adelantar (Translations) · pl ubiec (Translations) · pl uprzedzać (Translations) · es adelantarse (Translations) · pl uprzedzić (Translations) · pl ubiegać (Translations) · es anticiparse (Translations) · pl wyprzedzać (Translations) · es atrasar (Translations)