outpass

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verb

To surpass or exceed.

OriginEnglish pass ← Middle English passen ← Old French passer →
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Meanings

verboutpass (third-person singular simple present outpasses, present participle outpassing, simple past and past participle outpassed)

present singular third person outpasses · participle present outpassing · participle past outpassed · past outpassed

  1. transitiveTo surpass or exceed.
  2. transitivehobbiesTo pass the ball more skilfully than.

    His team knocked the ball around in a way that seemed beyond them when they were outpassed by Spain in Alicante in November.

    2016 March 27, Daniel Taylor, “Eric Dier seals England’s stunning comeback against Germany”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2018
    1 more example

    In a 23-16 loss in Detroit, Tampa Bay outgained the Lions, 422-278; Jeff Garcia outpassed Jon Kitna, 316-147; the Buccaneers had the ball for 11 minutes 40 seconds more.

    2007 October 24, “Patriots’ Bargains Bring Dividends”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  8. Proto-Italic*pattus
  9. Latinpassus
  10. Vulgar Latin*passāre
  11. Old Frenchpasser
  12. Middle Englishpassen
  13. Englishpass
  14. Englishoutpass

From out- + pass.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

passout
Cite this entry
APA

outpass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outpass

MLA

“outpass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outpass. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outpass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outpass.

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