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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From пре- + стићи.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prěstiɡnuti/
- Hyphenation: пре‧стиг‧ну‧ти
Verb
прѐстигнути pf (Latin spelling prèstignuti)
- (transitive) to outpace, outdrive, outstrip, outdistance, overtake, pass (someone or something, especially by driving or running)
- (transitive) to excel, outrival, surpass (in success, level of achievement, hierarchy etc.)
Conjugation
Conjugation of прѐстигнути / прѐстићи
References
- “престигнути”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025