Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Introduction to the verb devancer
to surpass, to outdo, to get ahead of
[de-vahn-say]
Devancer comes from the Latin word “devanare” which means “to go before” or “to surpass”. In everyday French, devancer is used to express the action of surpassing someone or something, or getting ahead in a competition, race, or situation.
Examples:
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Il a devancé tous ses concurrents et a remporté la course.
(He surpassed all his competitors and won the race.) -
Nous devons devancer nos concurrents en innovant constamment.
(We must outdo our competitors by constantly innovating.) -
Elle m’a devancé en répondant à la question avant moi.
(She got ahead of me by answering the question before me.)
Devancer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of devancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | devance | Je devance mon frère au travail. | I outpace my brother at work. |
Tu | devances | Tu devances tes camarades en classe. | You outpace your classmates in class. |
Il | devance | Il devance son adversaire sur le terrain. | He outpaces his opponent on the field. |
Elle | devance | Elle devance ses collègues dans le projet. | She outpaces her colleagues in the project. |
On | devance | On devance nos concurrents dans le marché. | We outpace our competitors in the market. |
Nous | devançons | Nous devançons nos voisins lors des compétitions. | We outpace our neighbors during competitions. |
Vous | devancez | Vous devancez les autres équipes dans le classement. | You outpace the other teams in the ranking. |
Ils | devancent | Ils devancent leurs rivaux dans la course. | They outpace their rivals in the race. |
Elles | devancent | Elles devancent leurs adversaires au tennis. | They outpace their opponents in tennis. |
Other Conjugations for Devancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb devancer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
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