outdistance en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English distance English outdistance From out- + distance.
Meanings
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(transitive) To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
He could not long outdistance such a runner as the Bishop, whose tremendous strides would surely overhaul him in the end.
1922, Christopher Morley, chapter 12, in Where the Blue Begins:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outdistancing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outdistances | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outdistanced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outdistanced | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
bg надбягвам (To run further or faster than another)