What does adiantar-se in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word adiantar-se in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use adiantar-se in Portuguese.

The word adiantar-se in Portuguese means advance, mexer-se, avançar, correr na frente, pôr-se à frente, avançar, adiantar-se. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word adiantar-se

advance

mexer-se

verbal expression (informal (act now)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Eles se levantaram às 10 mas não se mexeram até o meio-dia.
They woke up at 10 o'clock but didn't get moving until noon.

avançar

phrasal verb, intransitive (advance, go forward)

O trem estava avançando com grande velocidade.
The train was moving along at great speed.

correr na frente

phrasal verb, intransitive (go before, precede)

Belinda told Cristal to run ahead to try to catch the bus before it leaves.

pôr-se à frente

phrasal verb, intransitive (move ahead)

The sprinter pulled away from the rest of the runners.

avançar

intransitive verb (baseball: runner's movement) (beisebol)

Runners often lead with two outs.

adiantar-se

transitive verb (do [sth] before requested or ordered)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Maurício se adiantou à falta de papel e já comprou mais.
The capable assistant anticipated the printer running out of paper, and restocked it ahead of time.

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