mendahului

Indonesian

Etymology

From dahulu +‎ meng- -i.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məndaˈhului̯/ [mən.daˈhu.lui̯]
  • Rhymes: -ului̯
  • Syllabification: men‧da‧hu‧lu‧i

Verb

mendahului

  1. (transitive, literal) to cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; to precede
  2. (transitive, figurative) to overtake, to pass a more slowly moving object or entity
    Synonyms: menganjuri, menyalip

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