Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.

  2. (dialectal, intransitive, rare)To speak out or aloud.

  3. (dialectal, rare, transitive)To declare; utter; express; vocalise.

Origin

From out- + speak. Cognate with Scots outspeak (“to declare, utter, speak out”), Dutch uit

From out- + speak. Cognate with Scots outspeak (“to declare, utter, speak out”), Dutch uitspreken (“to pronounce, outspeak”), German aussprechen (“to express, pronounce”).

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Forms

outspeaks, outspeaking, outspoke, outspoken
Base formoutspeak · to outspeak
3rd person singularoutspeaks
Present participleoutspeaking
Past simpleoutspoke
Past participleoutspoken

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoutspeak
he, she, itoutspeaks

Past simpleLesson

all personsoutspoke

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave outspoken
he, she, ithas outspoken

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill outspeak

Word family

2 related words
Derivedoutspokenunoutspeakable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
outskirtsB2outsmartoutsourceoutsourcingoutspokenoutstandingB1outstandinglyoutstretch
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