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verb · irregular · transitive

outgive

outgive · outgives · outgave · outgiven · outgiving

To surpass in giving; to give more thanTo surpass in giving; to give more than.

Meaning

1 senses

To surpass in giving; to give more than.

Origin

From out- (“surpassing”) + give. Cognate with German ausgeben (“to output, spend, pay for”

From out- (“surpassing”) + give. Cognate with German ausgeben (“to output, spend, pay for”).

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Forms

outgives, outgiving, outgave, outgiven

Base form	outgive · to outgive
3rd person singular	outgives
Present participle	outgiving
Past simple	outgave
Past participle	outgiven

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	outgive
he, she, it	outgives

Past simpleLesson

all persons

outgave

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have outgiven
he, she, it	has outgiven

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will outgive

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

outfitB2 outflow outgo outgrowB2 outhouse

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