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   outdistance

   /ˌaʊtˈdɪst(ə)ns/

   verb

   • 1. leave (a competitor or pursuer) far behind: "she could maintain a fast enough pace to outdistance any pursuers" Similar outrunoutstriprun faster thanoutpaceleave behindget (further) ahead ofgain ondraw away fromovertakepassshake offthrow offloseput distance between oneself and someone elsewiden the gap between oneself and someone elsesurpassoutshinedo better thanoutclassoutdoexcelexceedtranscendtopcaptrumpbeatbetterleave behindleadinformal:leave standingwalk away fromarchaic:outrivaloutvie

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   Outdistance is a verb that means to go far ahead of (as in a race) or to surpass. See synonyms, examples, word history and related entries for outdistance.

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   OUTDISTANCE definition: 1. to be faster in a race than other competitors, or (more generally) to be much better than…. Learn more.

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   Outdistance means to leave far behind or get ahead of someone or something in a race or a competition. Learn the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation and usage of outdistance with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Outdistance means to be faster or better than someone or something, especially in a race. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see synonyms and examples from various sources.

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   Outdistance means to leave somebody or something behind by going faster, further, etc.; to be better than somebody or something. See the pronunciation, synonyms, and usage notes of this verb in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   late 1700s. The earliest known use of the verb outdistance is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for outdistance is from 1789, in the writing of ‘Anthony Pasquin’, satirist (real name John Williams). outdistance is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, distance v.

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   What does outdistance mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of OUTDISTANCE is to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip. How to use outdistance in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if you outdistance your opponents?

   • If you outdistance your opponents in a contest of some kind, you beat them easily. ...a millionaire businessman who easily outdistanced his major rivals for the nomination. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Are We being outdistanced by our competitors?

   • It is a disaster in respect of which our worst fears are being constantly outdistanced by reality as it emerges. However, he could do that only for a short time in 1850, because wireless telegraphy quickly outdistanced the speed of the pigeons. It seems to us that we are being outdistanced by our competitors.

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   How does the need far outdistance the supply?

   • They found that an industry which had been a front runner and boasted of a distinguished history of achievement, had allowed itself to be outdistanced by its foreign competitors. The need far outdistances the supply. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   How does a company outdistance a competitor?

   • The company outdistance their nearest business competitors by a long way. He easily outdistanced the other runners. In value terms it vastly outdistances anything which could possibly be the outcome of the renegotiations.

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   What enables a man to outdistance all ordinary competitors?

   • His continuous practice in talking enables him easily to outdistance all ordinary competitors. He knew only that, beyond any question of doubt or uncertainty, he had outdistanced her. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   go far ahead of. DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘outdistance'.Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.