umungos
umungós with stress marks
to edge ahead; to take the lead
From root: ungos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
umungos
u-MU-ngos
edged ahead
Present (Incomplete)
umuungos
u-mu-U-ngos
is edging ahead
Future (Contemplated)
uungos
u-U-ngos
will edge ahead
Usage Note
Umungos is the actor-focus form of ungos, describing a person, vehicle, or candidate edging narrowly ahead of others. The root ungos also means snout, and the verb vividly captures the image of a nose pushing just past the competition — common in race, election, and sports commentary.
Examples
" Umungos ang kabayo sa karera. "
Natural Translation
The horse edged ahead in the race.
Literal Translation
Edged-ahead the horse in race.
" Sinubukan niyang umungos sa karera sa huling segundo. "
Natural Translation
He/She tried to edge ahead in the race at the very last second.
Literal Translation
Tried he/she to-edge-ahead in race at last second.
" Kahit huli na sila sa simula, unti-unting umungos ang kanilang kandidato hanggang manalo siya sa bilangan. "
Natural Translation
Even though they were behind at the start, their candidate gradually edged ahead until he won in the count.
Literal Translation
Even-though late already they at start, gradually-LINK edged-ahead the their candidate until win he in count.
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