outgone
Definition
- Verb (past participle of "outgo"):
- To have gone beyond: "outgone" means having surpassed or exceeded someone or something in distance, time, or achievement.
- To have left or departed: It can also refer to having already left or moved ahead of others.
Usage Examples
- (She had surpassed them in speed or distance.)
- (They had moved ahead and left the others behind.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be outgone": to be surpassed or exceeded.
- His generosity was never outgone by anyone. (No one surpassed his generosity.)
Variants and Related Words
Outgo (v): to go beyond or surpass.
- They hoped to outgo the previous year's sales. (To exceed the previous sales figures.)
Outgoing (adj): leaving or departing; also sociable and friendly.
- The outgoing president gave a farewell speech. (The president who is leaving office.)
Synonyms
- Surpassed: exceeded or gone beyond.
- Outstripped: moved faster than and left behind.
Phrasal Verbs
- Go out: to leave a place (not a direct phrasal verb with "outgone", but related).
- She had already gone out when I arrived. (She had left.)
Related Idioms
- Outgone one's welcome: to have stayed longer than is appropriate or desired.
- He felt he had outgone his welcome at the party. (He had stayed too long and was no longer wanted.)
Note: "Outgone" is an archaic or rare form; the modern equivalent is "outgone" used primarily as the past participle of "outgo", which itself is less common than "surpass" or "exceed".