outwent

[ out-went ]

/ ˌaʊtˈwɛnt /

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verb

simple past tense of outgo.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use outwent in a sentence

I knew her for my equal mentally; in so many things she was beyond comparison cleverer than I; her courage outwent mine.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
The zest, the fun, the excitement Sigurd infused into our human humdrum outwent all expectation.
Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road|Katharine Lee Bates
And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.
His Life|William E. Barton, Theodore G. Soares, Sydney Strong
To be addressed in that style by a great burly thief of an English skin-buyer, outwent all comprehension.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 3 (of 3)|James Hogg

Indeed, we cannot say that at all points Shakspere outwent his guide.
Montaigne and Shakspere|John M. Robertson

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