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outwander

outwander verb: to go out wandering; to roam beyond bounds.

Verb

outwander (third-person singular simple present outwanders, present participle outwandering, simple past and past participle outwandered)

  1. (intransitive) To go out wandering; to roam beyond bounds.
    • We do not encourage men to outwander in the bush, and make trouble for the Government.1915, Beatrice Ethel Grimshaw, Red Bob of the Bismarcks, page 101
  2. (transitive) To wander farther than.
    • […] a three year old hadn't the stamina to outwander the patrol of several dozen adults.2018, Penny Feeny, That Summer in Ischia

Forms of outwander

third-person singular presentoutwanders
present participleoutwandering
past participleoutwandered
pastoutwandered

Origin of outwander

From out- + wander.

Questions about outwander

What does outwander mean?
Outwander means to go out wandering; to roam beyond bounds.
What part of speech is outwander?
Outwander is a verb.
What is the past tense of outwander?
The past tense of outwander is outwandered.

Words near outwander in the dictionary

  1. outwalkers
  2. outwalking
  3. outwalks
  4. outwall
  5. outwalls
  6. outwander
  7. outwandered
  8. outwandering
  9. outwanderings
  10. outwanders
  11. outwar

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