out-
English
Etymology
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.
Prefix
out-
- External to, on the outside of
- Toward the outside of, away from
- Surpassing, exceeding
- It out-Herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it. (Hamlet, act 3, scene 2)
- Greater than, beyond
- Completely
Derived terms
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