"outdistance" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outdistances [present, singular, third-person], outdistancing [participle, present], outdistanced [participle, past], outdistanced [past]
Etymology: From out- + distance. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|distance}} out- + distance Head templates: {{en-verb}} outdistance (third-person singular simple present outdistances, present participle outdistancing, simple past and past participle outdistanced)
  1. (transitive) To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin. Tags: transitive Synonyms: outgallop, outrun, outstrip Translations (To run further or faster than another): надбягвам (nadbjagvam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-outdistance-en-verb-1Ct6WzNa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for outdistance meaning in English (1.8kB)

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