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OUTSAIL

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 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they outsail  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it outsails  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: outsailed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: outsailed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: outsailing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sail faster or better thanplay

Example:

They outsailed the Roman fleet

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "outsail" is one way to...):

exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam cannot outsail Sue

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