outpace

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úd

Proto-Germanic *ūt

Proto-Germanic *ūt-

Old English ūt-

Middle English ut-

English out-

English pace

English outpace

From out- + pace.

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -eɪs

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.

   Hyponyms: outswim, outrun

   The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead.

   • 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE Sport‎^[1]:

     Walters outpaced Raio Piiroja from a long ball forward and curled a powerful shot over the crossbar from a tight angle in the 33rd minute.

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: dejar atrás / rezagado a, superar a

Anagrams

• pace out