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No. 652 in Estonian

edestas

"Edestas" means "surpassed" or "overtook" in English.

In a sentence

  • Jooksja edestas kõiki konkurente oma kiire tehnikaga.

    The runner surpassed all competitors with their quick technique.

    The word 'edestas' is used here in the context of surpassing others in a competition or ranking sense.

  • Õpilane edestas eksamil oma klassikaaslasi märkimisväärse tulemusega.

    The student excelled over their classmates in the exam with a notable result.

    In this context, 'edestas' signifies outdoing or excelling over someone in an evaluative scenario.

  • Mängu lõpuks edestas meie meeskond vastaseid suure ülekaaluga.

    By the end of the game, our team outperformed the opponents by a large margin.

    Here, 'edestas' indicates outperforming or achieving a better outcome compared to others, particularly in a competitive context.

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