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to outmarch

to outmarch

1 8.7
To march farther or longer than other people
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈmɑːrʧ/
: superar en marcha
  • Shall we try to outmarch him and approach Washington from the north and west, as we did last year?"

Examples

  • The experienced hikers were able to outmarch the younger group during the long trek.

  • During the training exercise, she managed to outmarch everyone else on the team.

  • We need to outmarch our rivals if we want to win this competition.

Synonyms

to outpace
vsto outmarch
19 4.9

To move, grow, or develop faster than another

advances farther by prolonged walking endurance rather than speed
to outstrip
vsto outmarch
12 6.8

To become faster, better, or larger than another

exceeds others through long sustained walking endurance rather than general growth
to outmatch
vsto outmarch
8 6.4

Do better than someone in skill or performance

beats others by enduring long periods of walking rather than by skill
to outdistance
vsto outmarch
2 6.7

Get much farther ahead of other people in a race or competition

keeps going farther by sustained foot movement over long time
to outrace
vsto outmarch
1 5.9

To get ahead of others in progress or achievement

pulls ahead by long sustained walking effort rather than quick progress

Antonyms

To move back when others move forward

How Far

to outmarch
1 8.7
to march on
64 3.3
to march
40 3.3

Surface Forms

outmarch infinitive
outmarched past
outmarched past participle
outmarching present participle
outmarches third person singular

Morphology

outmarch = march (transparent) = out + march

The productive prefix 'out-' meaning 'surpass' plus the verb 'march' yields the clear sense 'to march more/farther than', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Outmarch is made of out- ('beyond' or 'more') and march ('to walk in step, often as a soldier'), like in outrun or outsmart. So to outmarch someone is to 'march beyond' them, to walk farther or longer and beat them in endurance.