outstrip in French
outstrip in French is devancer — outstrip means to move faster than someone or something and leave them behind.
outstrip in French
devancer
What does "outstrip" mean?
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verb To move faster than someone or something and leave them behind.
"We quickly outstripped the amateur runners."
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verb To do better than someone or something else.
"It also singled out ten routes (all closed except Leeds-Bradford/Ilkley) to show how costs outstripped earnings, without mention of what through-journey revenue they generated for the main lines to which they were connected."
- verb To go beyond a limit or boundary.
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outstrip in a sentence
- We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
- It also singled out ten routes (all closed except Leeds-Bradford/Ilkley) to show how costs outstripped earnings, without mention of what through-journey revenue they generated for the main lines to which they were connected.
- This year’s production has already outstripped last year’s.
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What is "outstrip" in French?
"outstrip" in French is devancer. outstrip means: To move faster than someone or something and leave them behind.
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