قَدَمَ القَوْمَ

, aorist قَدُمَ , verbal noun قَدْمٌ (S, * Msb, K) and قُدُومٌ; (K;) and ↓ تَقَدَّمَهُمْ; (S, * Msb, K;) and ↓ قَدَّمَهُمْ; and ↓ اِسْتَقْدَمَهُمْ; (K:) He became before the people: (TA:) synonym سَبَقَهُمْ; (Msb;) he preceded them; went before them; took precedence of them; headed them; led them, so as to serve as an example, or object of imitation.

See أَمَّهُمْ.

قَدِمَ البَلَدَ, aorist قَدَمَ , verbal noun قُدُومٌ and مَقْدَمٌ, [He came to, or arrived at, the town, &c.] (Msb.) أَخْذَنِى مَا قَدُمَ وَماَ حَدُثَ: see article حدث.

قَدِمَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ i. q. عَلَيْهِ ↓ أَقْدَمَ [He advanced boldly to undertake the affair]. (TA.) See an example in a verse voce مُضَافٌ.

See 6.