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

Further reading

• “mendahului” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.