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to outfly

to outfly

7.1
To fly out from a place, as birds do when leaving a nest
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈflaɪ/
  • Archaic
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  • And when he flew from Oskill there had been one thought in his mind to outfly both stone and shadow, to escape the cold treacherous lands to go home.

And when he flew from Oskill there had been one thought in his mind to outfly both stone and shadow, to escape the cold treacherous lands to go home.

Examples

  • The eagle will outfly any other bird in the sky when it chases after its prey.

  • As the sun set, the flock of geese began to outfly the slow-moving clouds above them.

  • In the race, the champion bird managed to outfly all its competitors with ease.

Synonyms

to take off
vsto outfly
478 1.9

To leave the ground and begin to fly

is about departing a place by moving through the air from somewhere
to fly
vsto outfly
333 1.8

Pass very quickly, often used for time

refers specifically to leaving a place by moving through the air
to take flight
vsto outfly
11 3.5

Leave quickly to escape danger, often by flying

is used for leaving a place by moving through the air from somewhere

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

to land
∞ 1.0

To come down and rest on a surface

How Far

to soar
97 1.8
to outfly
  • Archaic
7.1
to fly
333 1.8

Surface Forms

outfly infinitive
outflying present participle
outflies third person singular
outflew past
outflown past participle

Morphology

outfly = fly (transparent) = out + fly

Meaning 'depart by flying' is directly derived from the productive prefix 'out-' (indicating movement out) plus the verb 'fly'.

Etymology

Outfly is made of out- ('out') and fly ('to move in the air'), like birds that fly out of their nest in the morning. So, outfly means to leave a place by flying.