تَقَدَّمَ

He was, or became, or went, before, or ahead; preceded; had, or took, precedence; opposite of تَأَخَّرَ, q. v. See 1.

تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى الحَايءِطِ He drew near, or approached, to the wall. (Msb.)

تَقَدَّمَ He advanced; went forward, or onward. (L, article قود.)

تَقَدَّمَ عَلَى الحَقِّ: see Bd, xviii. 27.

تَقَدَّمَ He became advanced, or promoted.

تَقَدَّمَ مِنْهُ كَلاَمٌ: see فَرَطَ: but the primary meaning is, Speech proceeded from him previously.

تَقَدَّمَ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ quasi-pass. of قَدَّمَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ; He, or it, was, or became, before, or had precedence of, another, in time: and in place; i. e. he, or it, was, or became, before another; preceded another; went before another: and in rank, or dignity; i. e. he, or it, was, or became, preferred before another; or honoured, or esteemed, above another: in all these senses like تَقَدَّمَ غَيْرَهُ. See بَكَّرَ.

تَقَدَّمَ فِى أَمْرٍ [He was forward in an affair] قَبْلَ فِعْلِهِ [before doing it]. (A'Obeyd, T in article رمى.)

تَقَدَّمَ i. q. سَبَقَ; (K, article سبق, &c.;) and opposite of تَأَخَّرَ. (TA, article أخر.)

تَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ فِى كَذَا, (K,) or بِكَذَا, (Msb,) or both, (Mgh,) He commanded, ordered, bade, charged, or enjoined, him respecting, or to do, such a thing; (Mgh, Msb, K;) as also ↓ قَدَّمَ, verbal noun تَقْدِيمٌ. (Msb.)