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verb
- 1. move faster than and overtake (someone else): "during the morning warm-up, he once again outstripped the field" Similar
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to be or become greater than something or someone in amount, degree, or success: Car dealers worry that demand will outstrip their supply.
The meaning of OUTSTRIP is to go faster or farther than. How to use outstrip in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Outstrip.
outstrip ( aʊ tstr ɪ p ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense outstrips , present participle outstripping , past tense , past participle outstripped
to get ahead of or leave behind in a race or in any course of competition. to exceed: a demand that outstrips the supply. outstrip. / ˌaʊtˈstrɪp / verb. to surpass in a sphere of activity, competition, etc. to be or grow greater than. to go faster than and leave behind.
to be or become greater than something or someone in amount, degree, or success: Car dealers worry that demand will outstrip their supply.
When you outstrip someone during a race, you pass them. When one company’s profits outstrip another’s, they make more money. When the productivity of one nation outstrips the neighboring nation, they will have a bigger Gross National Product.
Definition of outstrip verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To move past or ahead of: outstripped the other runners on the last lap. 2. To be greater than or superior to; exceed or surpass: Her new book outstripped the sales of all her previous ones combined. See Synonyms at excel. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
OUTSTRIP definition: When one amount outstrips another amount, it is much greater than it: . Learn more.
verb. outstripped, outstripping, outstrips. To go at a faster pace than; get ahead of. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To excel; surpass. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To outrun or leave behind. We quickly outstripped the amateur runners. Wiktionary. Synonyms: distance. outdistance. outperform. surmount. outgo. outdo. exceed.
