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outturn en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornōbor. Proto-West Germanic *turnēn Old English turnian ▲ Latin tornō Old French tornerbor. Middle English turnen English turn English outturn From out- + turn.

Meanings

  1. An amount produced during a specified period; output or turnout

Forms

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outturns Number=Plur lexicographic

outturn en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornōbor. Proto-West Germanic *turnēn Old English turnian ▲ Latin tornō Old French tornerbor. Middle English turnen English turn English outturn From out- + turn.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To surpass in turning; to turn better than.
    • “Sometimes your enemy will have a plane that can outturn yours and outclimb you, but you can suck him right into a trap and your wingman can take him out,” Tommy explained. 2018, Ron Fish, The Tupi Field:

Forms

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outturning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outturns Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
outturned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outturned Tense=Past lexicographic