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outspeed

outspeed verb: to exceed in speed or velocity; outstrip.

Verb

outspeed (third-person singular simple present outspeeds, present participle outspeeding, simple past and past participle outsped or outspeeded)

  1. (transitive) To exceed in speed or velocity; outstrip.

Forms of outspeed

third-person singular presentoutspeeds
present participleoutspeeding
past participleoutsped
pastoutsped
past participleoutspeeded
pastoutspeeded

Origin of outspeed

From Middle English outspeden (“to hurry out; hasten away; succeed”), equivalent to out- + speed.

Questions about outspeed

What does outspeed mean?
Outspeed means to exceed in speed or velocity; outstrip.
What part of speech is outspeed?
Outspeed is a verb.
What is the past tense of outspeed?
The past tense of outspeed is outsped.

Words near outspeed in the dictionary

  1. outspeaker
  2. outspeakers
  3. outspeaking
  4. outspeaks
  5. outsped
  6. outspeed
  7. outspeeded
  8. outspeeding
  9. outspeeds
  10. outspell
  11. outspelled

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