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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

outwander en · VERB

Etymology

From out- + wander.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To go out wandering; to roam beyond bounds.
    • We do not encourage men to outwander in the bush, and make trouble for the Government. 1915, Beatrice Ethel Grimshaw, Red Bob of the Bismarcks, page 101:
  2. (transitive) To wander farther than.
    • […] a three year old hadn't the stamina to outwander the patrol of several dozen adults. 2018, Penny Feeny, That Summer in Ischia:

Forms

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outwandered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outwandered Tense=Past lexicographic
outwanders Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
outwandering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic