adelantar

From adelante (“forward”).

• IPA^(key): /adelanˈtaɾ/ [a.ð̞e.lãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧de‧lan‧tar

adelantar (first-person singular present adelanto, first-person singular preterite adelanté, past participle adelantado)

1. (transitive) to bring forward, advance, to move forward (in space or time)
2. (transitive) to pay in advance

   Synonym: anticipar

3. (transitive) to outstrip, to outrun
4. (intransitive) to make progress

   Synonym: avanzar

5. (transitive) to overtake, to pass (to pass a more slowly moving object)

   Synonym: rebasar

6. (transitive) to move up, speed up (to make something happen faster or come sooner)

   Synonyms: acelerar, apresurar

7. (transitive) to fast forward (e.g. a film or recording)
8. (reflexive) to preempt
9. (reflexive) to anticipate, to forestall (+ a)
10. (reflexive) to get ahead of, to stay ahead of (+ a)
11. (reflexive) to jump the gun, get ahead of oneself
12. (reflexive) to be brought forward

• “adelantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024