outgo
noun
the act or process of going out.
had outgone
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past perfectof outgo.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But this, though not arduous, had outgone his ambition, nature having gifted him with a remarkable power of extracting nourishment from food, which is now called assimilation.
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
