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stolen a march

stolen a march is the past participle 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 stolen a march

What is stolen a march the past participle of?
Stolen a march is the past participle of steal a march.

Words near stolen a march in the dictionary

  1. stolelike
  2. stolen
  3. stolen a glance
  4. stolen a kiss
  5. stolen a living
  6. stolen a march
  7. stolen away
  8. stolen base
  9. stolen bases
  10. Stolen Generation
  11. Stolen Generations

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