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steals a march

steals a march is the third-person singular simple present indicative of steal a march.

Meaning of steal a march

Verb

steal a march (third-person singular simple present steals a march, present participle stealing a march, simple past stole a march, past participle stolen a march)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To gain an advantage unobserved.
    • Fifty thousand men cannot easily steal a march over the sea.1759 August 1, Horace Walpole, Letter to Sir Horace Mann, page 501
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To start early.
    • They stole a march by taking non-merchandise inventory on January 2.

Questions about steals a march

What is steals a march the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Steals a march is the third-person singular simple present indicative of steal a march.

Words near steals a march in the dictionary

  1. stealings
  2. steals
  3. steals a glance
  4. steals a kiss
  5. steals a living
  6. steals a march
  7. steals away
  8. steals in
  9. steals one's thunder
  10. steals someone's heart
  11. steals someone's identity

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