"outpace" meaning in English

See outpace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-us-outpace.ogg Forms: outpaces [present, singular, third-person], outpacing [participle, present], outpaced [participle, past], outpaced [past]
Rhymes: -eɪs Etymology: From out- + pace. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|pace}} out- + pace Head templates: {{en-verb}} outpace (third-person singular simple present outpaces, present participle outpacing, simple past and past participle outpaced)
  1. (transitive) To go faster than; to exceed the pace of. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To go faster than; to exceed the pace of."
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