"outfly" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /aʊtˈflaɪ/ Forms: outflies [present, singular, third-person], outflying [participle, present], outflew [past], outflown [participle, past]
Etymology: out- + fly Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|fly}} out- + fly Head templates: {{en-verb|outflies|outflying|outflew|outflown}} outfly (third-person singular simple present outflies, present participle outflying, simple past outflew, past participle outflown)
  1. (transitive) To fly better, faster, or further than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outfly-en-verb-tykrzifR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for outfly meaning in English (1.4kB)

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        "(transitive) To fly better, faster, or further than."
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