outdistance

CEFRC1

/ˈaʊtdɪstəns/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move or perform much better than someone else.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.

Examples

  • The champion athlete managed to outdistance all his rivals.

  • The new car can outdistance any other.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • She managed to outdistance her competitors.

  • He could not long outdistance such a runner as the Bishop, whose tremendous strides would surely overhaul him in the end.

Synonyms

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The fastest runner managed to blank all others and win the gold medal.

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Origin

verb

From out- + distance.