lấn bước
Definition
- Verb:
- To outpace; to outstrip; to get ahead of: To move faster or make more progress than someone else, thereby surpassing them.
- To surpass; to overtake: To exceed or go beyond others in rank, achievement, or development.
Usage Examples
- (He has gotten ahead of you.)
- (This student has surpassed his classmates.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in contexts of competition, academic achievement, or career progression, implying one person advances while others are left behind.
Synonyms
- Outpace: To go faster than.
- Surpass: To exceed, to be greater than.
- Overtake: To catch up with and pass while moving in the same direction.
Notes on Usage
- "Lấn bước" is a literary or formal term. In everyday spoken Vietnamese, synonyms like "vượt lên" or "vượt qua" are more common.
- It carries a connotation of steady, perhaps assertive, advancement relative to others.