outstrip
To move more quickly than so as to outrun or leave it behindTo move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
» Economic globalization has outstripped political globalization.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
überflügeln, überholen, überrunden
опереди́тьoperedítʹ, опережа́тьoperežátʹ
(figuratively, transitive)To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
This year’s production has already outstripped last year’s.
übertreffen
опередитьopereditʹ, обогнатьobognatʹ
(archaic, rare, transitive)To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.
- be or do something to a greater degree
- go far ahead of
Examples
5 sentencesEconomic globalization has outstripped political globalization.
We have completely outstripped the other companies.
Demand is outstripping supply.
ruСпрос превышает предложение.
deDie Nachfrage ist größer als das Angebot.
I was completely outstripped.
The report says that in the last decade, remittances have outstripped inflows of foreign direct investment to the least developed countries (LDCs).
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From out- (prefix forming verbs with the sense of exceeding or surpassing) + strip (“(obsoFrom out- (prefix forming verbs with the sense of exceeding or surpassing) + strip (“(obsolete) to move or pass by quickly”).
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Forms
outstrips, outstripping, outstripped, outstripped| Base form | outstrip · to outstrip |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | outstrips |
| Present participle | outstripping |
| Past simple | outstripped / outstript |
| Past participle | outstripped / outstript |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
28 synonyms- be or do something to a greater degree:surpassoutmatchoutgoexceedoutdosurmountoutperform
- go far ahead of:outdistancedistance
Word family
1 related wordsLessons 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