Wyprzedza

Wyprzedza is the third-person singular present tense form of the Polish verb wyprzedzać, which means to overtake, to pass in front of, or more generally to outpace someone or something. The word is used in both literal and figurative contexts. Literally, it describes a vehicle or person moving ahead of another: a car that overtakes another car, or a cyclist who wyprzedza competitors. Figuratively, it can mean to precede in time or to outpace in competition or development, as in technology wyprzedza konkurencję.

In everyday language, wyprzedza appears in traffic reports and driving instructions, as in "samochód wyprzedza ciężarówkę" (the car is overtaking the truck). It can also express social or strategic advantage: "firma wyprzedza swoich rywali" (the company outpaces its rivals). The verb is commonly used with direct objects in the accusative case, for example "wyprzedzać/przewyższać kogoś" or "wyprzedzić kogoś." It is also used with phrases describing time or plans, such as "wyprzedzić termin" (to beat the deadline).

Wyprzedza exists in two aspectual families. The imperfective form wyprzedzać emphasizes the process or repetition of overtaking, while the perfective form wyprzedzić expresses a completed overtaking or a single successful act of outpacing. Conjugation follows standard Polish patterns for imperfective and perfective verbs, with wyprzedza as the present form and past or future forms used accordingly in context.

See also: wyprzedzać, wyprzedzić, prędkość, wyprzedaż.