outdwell en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + dwell.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To dwell or stay beyond; to outstay
It is marvel that he out-dwells his hour For lovers ever run before the clock.
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outdwelt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outdwelt | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outdwelled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outdwelled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outdwells | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| out-dwell | alternative | lexicographic | |
| outdwelling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |