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سَابَقْتُهُ

Root: سبق

Form: 3

Full Definition

سَابَقْتُهُIII , Verbal.Noun مُسَابَقَةٌ and سِبَاقٌ, [I strove, or contended, with him to precede him; to be, or become, get, go, or come, before him, or ahead of him; to outgo, or outstrip, him; to have, get, or take, precedence of him; in running ; and in everything.] You say, سَابَقْتُهُ [I strove, or contended, with him to precede him, &c., and I surpassed him, or overcame him, in doing so]: the Present.T of the latter verb in this case is أَسْبُقُهُ, and the Verbal.Noun is سَبْقٌ.
2 See also 6.
3 And see 2.
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