بادَرَ (إلى) to take the initiative, make the first step or move; to begin, start, be the first (person) to; to set out to, embark upon, enter upon, set about, under-take; to proceed to, move, act, take action, begin to act, resort to; to hurry to, hasten to, rush to, run to; to come early to; to get ahead of; forestall, anticipate, act in advance of; to surprise, take by surprise, come unexpectedly or suddenly upon, overtake

بادَرَهُ بِالكَلاَمِ أو التّحِيّةِ إلخ ـ انظر: بَادَأ