outnight
outnight verb: to surpass in telling tales of nights one has experienced.
Verb
outnight (third-person singular simple present outnights, present participle outnighting, simple past and past participle outnighted)
- To surpass in telling tales of nights one has experienced.
- I would outnight you, did nobody come:
But hark, I hear the footing of a man.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]... - The Peinti could outnight the heartiest of London's "Bright Young People."1935, The Indian Forester, volume 61, page 358
- I would outnight you, did nobody come:
Forms of outnight
| third-person singular present | outnights |
|---|---|
| present participle | outnighting |
| past participle | outnighted |
| past | outnighted |
Origin of outnight
From out- + night.
Questions about outnight
- What does outnight mean?
- Outnight means to surpass in telling tales of nights one has experienced.
- What part of speech is outnight?
- Outnight is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outnight?
- The past tense of outnight is outnighted.
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