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

outstrip

verb
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they outstrip
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/
he / she / it outstrips
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪps/
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪps/
past simple outstripped
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪpt/
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪpt/
past participle outstripped
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪpt/
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪpt/
-ing form outstripping
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪpɪŋ/
 
/ˌaʊtˈstrɪpɪŋ/
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  1. outstrip something to become larger, more important, etc. than somebody/something
    • Demand is outstripping supply.
  2. outstrip something to be faster, better or more successful than somebody you are competing against synonym surpass
    • Their latest computer outstrips all its rivals.
    Topics Successc2
  3. outstrip somebody to run faster than somebody in a race so that you pass them
    • She soon outstripped the slower runners.
    Topics Sports: other sportsc2
See outstrip in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee outstrip in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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