先取りする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 先取りする | 先取りしない |
| Polite | 先取りします | 先取りしません |
| Past polite | 先取りしました | 先取りしませんでした |
| Past | 先取りした | 先取りしなかった |
| Te-form | 先取りして | 先取りしないで |
| Desire | 先取りしたい | 先取りしたくない |
| Potential | 先取りできる | 先取りできない |
| Passive | 先取りされる | 先取りされない |
| Causative | 先取りさせる | 先取りさせない |
| Causative passive | 先取りさせられる | 先取りさせられない |
| Volitional | 先取りしよう | |
| Polite volitional | 先取りしましょう | |
| Imperative | 先取りしろ | 先取りするな |
| Conditional | 先取りすれば | 先取りしなければ |
| Tara conditional | 先取りしたら | 先取りしなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
receiving in advance; taking before others
Refers to obtaining something (money, goods, information) ahead of time or before others. Often used in financial contexts like advance payment or early withdrawal.
I received my salary in advance and went on a trip.
ライバル会社に先取りされて新商品を出せなかった。
We were beaten to the punch by a rival company and couldn't release our new product.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
anticipation; being ahead of the times
Describes acting or thinking in advance of trends, events, or future needs. Common in business and technology contexts.
時代を先取りしたデザインが話題になった。
The design, which was ahead of its time, became a hot topic.
顧客のニーズを先取りしてサービスを改善した。
We improved our service by anticipating customer needs.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
prefetch
Computing term for fetching data before it is requested to improve performance.
CPUが命令を先取りして処理を高速化する。
The CPU prefetches instructions to speed up processing.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
anticipatory completion
Linguistics term for finishing another person's sentence or utterance in conversation.
日本語の会話では、相手の言葉を先取りして文を完成させることがよくある。
In Japanese conversation, it is common to complete the other person's sentence by anticipatory completion.
That designer is always ahead of the latest trends.
This product was said to be ahead of its time.
He had next month's salary paid to him in advance.
This system prefetches the necessary data before it's needed.
She always jumps in and finishes my sentences for me.