out-
prefixoatestado nos diálogos
External to, on the outside of
prefixo
- 1
External to, on the outside of
outback
outhouse
- 2
Toward the outside of, away from
outcast
outlead
outflee
- 3
Forms verbs with the sense of surpassing or exceeding the prefixed word. This construction is productive.
outdo
outlast
outmaneuver
It out-Herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it.
- 4
Greater than
outsize
outrun
outgrow
By the end of the competition, Lisa's plant had outgrown its competitors, winning the competition.
- 5
Beyond
The plant's leaves outgrew their box
- 6
Completely
outfit
outwork
Etimologia
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- From Middle English ut-, from Old English ūt- (“out, without, outside”) (also as ūta-, ūtan- (“from or on the outside, without”), as in ūtanweard (“outward, external”)), from Proto-Germanic *ūt- (“out-”). Cognate with Dutch uit-, German aus-, Swedish ut-, Icelandic út-. More at out.
out- · External to, on the outside of
outbreak · An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.outburst · An intense period of activity.outcast · To cast out; to banish.