outright
To release a player outright, without conditionsTo release a player outright, without conditions.
» It's always better to ask outright.
Geradeheraus zu fragen ist immer der bessere Weg. — brauchinet
Всегда лучше спросить прямо. — Ooneykcall
Всегда лучше спрашивать напрямую. — Ooneykcall
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1 sensesTo release a player outright, without conditions.
Examples
16 sentencesIt's always better to ask outright.
ruВсегда лучше спросить прямо. — Ooneykcall
deGeradeheraus zu fragen ist immer der bessere Weg. — brauchinet
The party achieved an outright majority by a hair.
deUm ein Haar erreichte die Partei die absolute Mehrheit. — Hans07
It is an outright lie that I am a spy.
I had expected an outright refusal, but to my surprise she agreed.
I bought this outright.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English outright. By surface analysis, out + right.From Middle English outright. By surface analysis, out + right.
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Forms
outrights, outrighting, outrighted, outrighted| Base form | outright · to outright |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | outrights |
| Present participle | outrighting |
| Past simple | outrighted |
| Past participle | outrighted |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.