outsum
outsum verb: to exceed in number or quantity.
Verb
outsum (third-person singular simple present outsums, present participle outsumming, simple past and past participle outsummed)
- To exceed in number or quantity.
- She kept her faith; though Odo came by day With missions from the castle that outsummed
His several hairs, and were of less respect; […]1852, George Henry Boker, The Podesta's Daughter, and Other Miscellaneous Poems, page 38 - May thirtieth — I thank thee O Lord, in that thou hast made our support fund to outsum the preceding year by $2500. We received thru thy graciousness, $34,800.1937, William Plumer Jacobs, Thornwell Jacobs, Diary of William Plumer Jacobs, page 461
- She kept her faith; though Odo came by day With missions from the castle that outsummed
- To exceed in total; outweigh
- No one else cared for him; but he had an instinct that her great love for him outsummed all he could hope from others.1851, Caroline Sheridan Norton, Stuart of Dunleath, page 127
- Nicholas quickly snatched it from the boy and returned it to its place. "Its value outsums any amount you can imagine."1985, Kay McMahon, Wild Rapture, page 65
Synonyms of outsum
Forms of outsum
| third-person singular present | outsums |
|---|---|
| present participle | outsumming |
| past participle | outsummed |
| past | outsummed |
Origin of outsum
From out- + sum.
Questions about outsum
- What does outsum mean?
- Outsum means to exceed in number or quantity.
- What part of speech is outsum?
- Outsum is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outsum?
- The past tense of outsum is outsummed.
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