adelantarse

pron.v.

1 to go forward, to go ahead (tomar la delantera; to improve.

2 adelantarse a uno, to get ahead of someone, to outstrip somebody, to pass someone.

3 adelantarse a algo, to anticipate something.

Anticiparse a los deseos de uno to anticipate somebody's wishes

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adelantarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (ir delante) to go ahead

2 (llegar temprano) to be early

3 (anticiparse) to get ahead (a, of)

4 (reloj) to gain, be fast

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VPR

1) (=avanzar) to go forward, move forward

se adelantó para darle dos besos — she stepped o went o moved forward to kiss him

nos adelantamos a su encuentro — we went forward to meet him

se adelantó a codazos — she elbowed her way forward

2) (=ir por delante) to go ahead

me adelantaré a inspeccionar el camino — I'll go ahead and check the way

adelantarse en el marcador — (Dep) to go ahead

3) (=anticiparse) [cosecha, primavera] to come early

el calor se ha adelantado este año — the hot weather has come early this year

4)

adelantarse a —

a) [+ deseos, preguntas] to anticipate

se adelantó a posibles preguntas — he anticipated possible questions

b) [+ persona] (=hacer antes) to get in before; (=dejar atrás) to get ahead of

yo iba a comprarlo pero alguien se me adelantó — I was going to buy it but someone beat me to it o got in before me

un grupo de 19 corredores se adelantó al pelotón — a group of 19 runners got ahead of the pack

es un diseñador que se adelanta a su tiempo — as a designer he is ahead of his time

5) [reloj] to gain time

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(v.) = out-think [outthink]

Ex. Today's online information industry is playing a game of catch-up, and must out-think current market leaders in order to find profitable new markets.

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(v.) = out-think [outthink]

Ex: Today's online information industry is playing a game of catch-up, and must out-think current market leaders in order to find profitable new markets.

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■adelantarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tomar la delantera) to go ahead: quería invitarle a cenar, pero Beatriz se me adelantó, I wanted to invite him to dinner but Beatriz got there first
2 (un reloj) to gain, be fast
3 (venir antes de lo esperado) to come early: este año la primavera se ha adelantado, spring has come early this year
'adelantarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticiparse
- pisar
- acontecimiento
- adelantar
- anticipar
- avanzar
- aventajar
English:
advance
- gain
- pre-empt
- draw
- forestall
- get
- pass

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vpr

1. [en el tiempo] to be early;

[frío, verano] to arrive early;

la reunión se ha adelantado una hora the meeting has been brought forward an hour;

este año se ha adelantado la primavera spring has come early this year

2. [en el espacio] to go on ahead;

se adelantó unos pasos he went on a few steps ahead;

me adelanto para comprar el pan I'll go on ahead and buy the bread

3. [reloj] to gain;

mi reloj se adelanta cinco minutos al día my watch is gaining five minutes a day

4. [anticiparse]

adelantarse a alguien to beat sb to it;

se adelantó a mis deseos she anticipated my wishes;

se adelantaron a la competencia they stole a march on their rivals;

no nos adelantemos a los acontecimientos let's not jump the gun

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adelantarse

v/r

1 (mover) move forward; (ir delante) go on ahead;

se me adelantó she beat me to it, she got there first

2 de estación, cosecha come early

3 de reloj gain

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vr

1) : to advance, to get in front

2)

adelantarse a : to forestall, to preempt

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adelantarse vb to gain

este reloj se adelanta this watch gains