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Definition of outdistance verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outdistance

verb
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstəns/
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstəns/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they outdistance
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstəns/
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstəns/
he / she / it outdistances
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstənsɪz/
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstənsɪz/
past simple outdistanced
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstənst/
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstənst/
past participle outdistanced
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstənst/
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstənst/
-ing form outdistancing
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstənsɪŋ/
 
/ˌaʊtˈdɪstənsɪŋ/
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  1. outdistance somebody/something to leave somebody/something behind by going faster, further, etc.; to be better than somebody/something synonym outstrip
    • She easily outdistanced the other runners.
See outdistance in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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