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/ |
- outstrip something to become larger, more important, etc. than somebody/something
- Demand is outstripping supply.
- outstrip something to be faster, better or more successful than somebody you are competing against synonym surpass
- Their latest computer outstrips all its rivals.
- outstrip somebody to run faster than somebody in a race so that you pass them
- She soon outstripped the slower runners.