outline
verb OPAL W
/ˈaʊtlaɪn/
/ˈaʊtlaɪn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they outline | /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ |
| he / she / it outlines | /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/ /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/ |
| past simple outlined | /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/ /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/ |
| past participle outlined | /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/ /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/ |
| -ing form outlining | /ˈaʊtlaɪnɪŋ/ /ˈaʊtlaɪnɪŋ/ |
- to give a description of the main facts or points involved in something synonym sketch
- outline something He outlined his plan to leave St. Petersburg.
- The briefing document outlined her family history and background.
- The cause of the crash is clearly outlined in the report.
- outline something to somebody We outlined our proposals to the committee.
- outline what, how, etc… Let me outline what I have in mind.
- outline something + adv./prep. For the reasons outlined above, unemployment is likely to remain high.
- The Government is expected to outline its strategy at talks today.
Extra Examples- He roughly outlined the plot of the opera.
- She outlined to Mona the details of her mother's relationship.
- Let me briefly outline what we are trying to achieve.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- briefly
- clearly
- roughly
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- to
- [usually passive] to show or mark the outer edge of something
- outlined against something They saw the huge building outlined against the sky.