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outdistance

/ˈaʊtdˈɪstəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
out-dis-tance
IPA
/ˈaʊtdˈɪstəns/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English distance English outdistance From out- + distance.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outdistances (present, singular) outdistancing (participle, present) outdistanced (participle, past) outdistanced (past)

Synonyms

outgallop outrun outstrip distance

Rhymes With

distance assistance existence resistance persistence insistence subsistence coexistence resistence consistence

Questions

How do you pronounce outdistance?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtdˈɪstəns/.
What does outdistance mean?
To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
Where does outdistance come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English distance English outdistance From out- + distance.

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