先さき取どる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

take before others; do before it becomes popular

colloquial

Colloquial verb for preempting someone or getting ahead of a trend. Often used when you act before others can, or when you adopt something before it becomes mainstream.

彼かれはいつも流りゅう行こうを先さき取どる。
He always gets ahead of trends.
ライバル会社がいしゃに先さき取

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られ

ない

よう

に

、

新しん

製せい

品ひん

を

急いそ

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で

発はっ

表ぴょう

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た

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We rushed to announce the new product so that rival companies wouldn't beat us to it.

Kanji

先before, ahead, previous
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

先さき取どり
Noun form meaning 'preemption' or 'anticipation'. 先取る is the verb form.
先さきんじる
More formal verb meaning 'to precede' or 'to do before others'. 先取る is colloquial.

Etymology

Compound of 先 (saki, 'ahead') + 取る (toru, 'take'), with rendaku voicing. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.