outwent
Definition
- Verb (past tense of ):
- To go beyond or surpass: "outwent" means to have exceeded or gone ahead of someone or something in terms of progress, achievement, or movement.
- To leave or depart: In rare or archaic usage, "outwent" can mean to have gone out or departed.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- She outwent all her competitors in the race. (She surpassed or went ahead of all her rivals.)
- The company's profits outwent expectations last year. (The profits exceeded what was predicted.)
- He outwent the group and reached the summit first. (He went ahead of the others.)
Advanced Usage
"to outgo" (base form): the present tense verb from which "outwent" is derived.
- The new model outgoes the old one in speed and efficiency. (It surpasses the previous version.)
Archaic use: "outwent" can appear in older texts meaning "went out."
- He outwent the house at dawn. (He left the house at dawn.)
Variants and Related Words
Outgo (v): to go beyond; to exceed.
- Her dedication outgoes that of her peers. (Her dedication surpasses that of others.)
Outgoing (adj): leaving a position; sociable and friendly.
- The outgoing president gave a farewell speech. (The president who is leaving the position.)
Outgone (past participle): having been surpassed or left behind.
- The outgone era is remembered fondly. (The era that has passed.)
Synonyms
- Surpass: to be greater or better than.
- His skills surpass those of his colleagues.
- Exceed: to go beyond a limit or expectation.
- The cost exceeded the budget.
- Outstrip: to go faster or farther than.
- The runner outstripped the others.
Phrasal Verbs
- Go out: to leave or depart.
- They went out for a walk. (They left the house.)
Related Idioms
Go one better: to surpass or improve upon something.
- She went one better than her brother by winning the championship. (She achieved more than he did.)
Leave behind: to surpass or move ahead of.
- The young athlete left all his competitors behind. (He outwent them.)