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outdistance

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AW1 T D IH1 S T AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

go far ahead of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He outdistanced the other runners

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outstrip, distance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leave behind

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: надбягвам (nadbjagvam) — To run further or faster than another