Frequency rank: 19,552. – 19,648.
- to lead; to take the lead (in doing something)
- to precede; to go before; to take precedence
- to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.)
- to be a prerequisite
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending; intransitive verb
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- to lead; to take the lead (in doing something)
- to precede; to go before; to take precedence
- to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.)
- to be a prerequisite
This meaning is used when referring to someone who is at the forefront of an action or initiative, often implying taking responsibility or showing an example for others to follow.
This meaning is used in contexts where one thing comes before another in time, order, or importance, indicating a hierarchy or sequence.
This regulation was established as a precedence over the previous law.
This usage refers to the phenomenon of one person dying before another, typically within close relationships, and it's often used in discussions of grief or loss.
This meaning denotes something that needs to be in place or accomplished before something else can occur, signifying a conditional requirement.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さきだって先立ってこうどう行動するto take action ahead of othersさきだつ先立つそんざい存在a leading figureさきだつ先立つてつづき手続きprerequisite proceduresさきだって先立ってじゅんび準備するto prepare in advanceさきだつ先立つじれい事例preceding exampleさきだって先立ってはっぴょう発表するto announce beforehandさきだつ先立つことがじゅうよう重要ですit is important to take the leadさきだつ先立つぎむ義務preceding obligationさきだって先立ってこうりょ考慮するto consider in advanceさきだてる先立てるいぎ意義the significance of leading
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Before the match, an opening ceremony was held in the Yoyogi stadium.
I have tried to compile the ideas that you proposed prior to the meeting, so that we can use them as the base for the discussion.
A sailor frequently has no time to get his sea legs after leaving port before a battle starts.
The purpose of the meeting is to make a plan for a new product prior to the Product Development Meeting in January.