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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

outpace en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English pace English outpace From out- + pace.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.
    • The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead.
    • Walters outpaced Raio Piiroja from a long ball forward and curled a powerful shot over the crossbar from a tight angle in the 33rd minute. 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE Sport:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
outpaces Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
outpacing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outpaced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outpaced Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (2)

es superar a (Translations) · es dejar atrás / rezagado a (Translations)