outpace
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out·pace
(out-pās′)tr.v. out·paced, out·pac·ing, out·pac·es
To surpass or outdo (another), as in speed, growth, or performance.
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outpace
(aʊtˈpeɪs)vb (tr)
to run or move faster than (someone or something else)
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out•pace
(ˌaʊtˈpeɪs)v.t. -paced, -pac•ing.
1. to go faster than.
2. to outdo.
[1565–75]
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outpace
Past participle: outpaced
Gerund: outpacing
| Imperative |
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| outpace |
| outpace |
| Present |
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| I outpace |
| you outpace |
| he/she/it outpaces |
| we outpace |
| you outpace |
| they outpace |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I outpaced |
| you outpaced |
| he/she/it outpaced |
| we outpaced |
| you outpaced |
| they outpaced |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am outpacing |
| you are outpacing |
| he/she/it is outpacing |
| we are outpacing |
| you are outpacing |
| they are outpacing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have outpaced |
| you have outpaced |
| he/she/it has outpaced |
| we have outpaced |
| you have outpaced |
| they have outpaced |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was outpacing |
| you were outpacing |
| he/she/it was outpacing |
| we were outpacing |
| you were outpacing |
| they were outpacing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had outpaced |
| you had outpaced |
| he/she/it had outpaced |
| we had outpaced |
| you had outpaced |
| they had outpaced |
| Future |
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| I will outpace |
| you will outpace |
| he/she/it will outpace |
| we will outpace |
| you will outpace |
| they will outpace |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have outpaced |
| you will have outpaced |
| he/she/it will have outpaced |
| we will have outpaced |
| you will have outpaced |
| they will have outpaced |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be outpacing |
| you will be outpacing |
| he/she/it will be outpacing |
| we will be outpacing |
| you will be outpacing |
| they will be outpacing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been outpacing |
| you have been outpacing |
| he/she/it has been outpacing |
| we have been outpacing |
| you have been outpacing |
| they have been outpacing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been outpacing |
| you will have been outpacing |
| he/she/it will have been outpacing |
| we will have been outpacing |
| you will have been outpacing |
| they will have been outpacing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been outpacing |
| you had been outpacing |
| he/she/it had been outpacing |
| we had been outpacing |
| you had been outpacing |
| they had been outpacing |
| Conditional |
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| I would outpace |
| you would outpace |
| he/she/it would outpace |
| we would outpace |
| you would outpace |
| they would outpace |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have outpaced |
| you would have outpaced |
| he/she/it would have outpaced |
| we would have outpaced |
| you would have outpaced |
| they would have outpaced |
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| Verb | 1. | outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its hc_thes">
outpaceverb outdistance, leave behind, outstrip, lose, shake off, outrun, leave standing (informal) These hovercraft can easily outpace most boats. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 Translations Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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