Past tense of outweigh

Forms of outweigh

Outweighed in a sentence

• The trials have revealed that the advantage of extra seating capacity is more than outweighed by slower station working, as the double-deck train affords one door for 22 seats, compared with 10 or 12 in ordinary compartment stock.1951 January, “Notes and News: Double-Deck Train Trials Results”, in Railway Magazine, page 66
• The two men were about equal in height, but Matusak outweighed Kruger by about fifty pounds.2008, Craig Conte, Millennial Reign, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 301. From the entry hulk
• Economists argue that the alarms' benefits, if any, are far outweighed by their social costs.1991 February 19, John Tierney, “Laws Encourage Car Alarms, But Din May Not Be Worth It”, in The New York Times. From the entry unmerited
• In Newspeak, euphony outweighed every consideration other than exactitude of meaning.1949 June 8, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], “Appendix. The Principles of Newspeak.”, in Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel…. From the entry exactitude
• But to her mind there were few, if any, qualities that outweighed gumption.1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter XXXVIII, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, published June 1944…. From the entry gumption

Meaning of outweigh

1. verb To exceed in weight or mass.
2. verb To exceed in importance or value.

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Questions about the past tense of outweigh

What is the past tense of outweigh?

The past tense of outweigh is outweighed.

What is the past participle of outweigh?

The past participle of outweigh is outweighed.

Is outweigh a regular or irregular verb?

Outweigh is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.