Hungarian

Verb

megelőz

1. (transitive) to outstrip, leave behind, overtake, outrun, outdistance
2. (transitive) to precede, surpass, excel (to be better or have a better position than)
3. (transitive) to precede, come before (in order)
4. (transitive) to beat someone to the punch (to do before somebody else)
5. (transitive) to happen before, go before, to precede (in time)

   A hírünk megelőzött.‎ ― Our reputation went before us.

6. (transitive) to avert, prevent, ward off, stave off

   Megelőzte a betegséget.‎ ― He/she prevented the illness.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to outstrip, leave behind): elkerül
• (to surpass, precede): felülmúl
• (to avert, prevent): elkerül, megakadályoz

Derived terms

• megelőzés