Outdistance

Pronunciation: /aʊtˈdɪstəns/

Definitions of outdistance

verb to surpass or exceed someone or something in distance or achievement

Example Sentences

A1 The hare can outdistance the tortoise in a race.

A2 She was able to outdistance her competitors in the swimming competition.

B1 The cheetah is known to outdistance all other land animals with its speed.

B2 The new electric car model can outdistance traditional gas-powered vehicles in terms of mileage.

C1 In the final sprint, the athlete managed to outdistance his opponents and win the race.

C2 The champion swimmer was able to outdistance the world record in the 100m freestyle event.

Examples of outdistance in a Sentence

formal The athlete was able to outdistance all of his competitors in the race.

informal I can easily outdistance you in a game of chess.

slang She totally outdistanced him in the argument.

figurative Her intelligence outdistances everyone else in the office.

Grammatical Forms of outdistance

• past tense: outdistanced
• plural: outdistance
• comparative: more outdistance
• superlative: most outdistance
• present tense: outdistances
• future tense: will outdistance
• perfect tense: has outdistanced
• continuous tense: is outdistancing
• singular: outdistance
• positive degree: outdistance
• infinitive: to outdistance
• gerund: outdistancing
• participle: outdistancing

Origin and Evolution of outdistance

First Known Use: 1611 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'outdistance' originated from the combination of 'out' meaning surpassing or exceeding and 'distance' meaning the amount of space between two points.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe physically surpassing someone or something in distance or speed, 'outdistance' has evolved to also encompass figurative meanings of surpassing in achievement, skill, or performance.