Etymological root

ūt

Old English

# ūt

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Old English
**Slug:** ut-2

## Words From This Root
- out - Away from the inside of a place or container.
- utmost - the greatest or most extreme; the very best one can do
- outlier - a person or value markedly different from the rest of a group
- uttermost - greatest or most extreme; furthest
- outlay - an amount of money spent on something
- outright - wholly and completely; without reservation
- outstrip - to move faster than or surpass in performance or quantity
- outgo - money or resources spent; expenditure or outflow
- outgoing - friendly and sociable; leaving office or departing
- outmatch - to surpass or be superior to in skill or strength
- outrun - to run faster or farther than; to escape or exceed
- outgrowth - a natural development or result; something that grows out from a main body
- outperform - to perform better than; to surpass in achievement or efficiency
- outshadow - to surpass in importance or brilliance; to overshadow
- outspoken - frank and direct in expressing one's opinions, even when controversial
- outstep - to step beyond or exceed a proper limit or boundary
- outwith - outside of or beyond (chiefly Scots usage)
- outworn - worn out or no longer useful; obsolete
- cookout - an informal outdoor meal cooked and eaten in the open air
- outguess - to anticipate and so get the better of by guessing another's intentions
- outlying - situated far from a center; remote or peripheral
- outrival - to surpass or exceed in competition or rivalry
- outsmart - to defeat or get the better of by being more clever
- outstandingly - in a remarkably excellent or exceptional manner
- outstare - to stare at someone longer than they can, until they look away
- outwards - toward the outside; away from a center

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Words from this root(26)

/aʊt/ Away from the inside of a place or container. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈʌtˌmoʊst/ the greatest or most extreme; the very best one can do Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaʊtˌlaɪɚ/ a person or value markedly different from the rest of a group Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈʌtɚmoʊst/ greatest or most extreme; furthest Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaʊtˌleɪ/ an amount of money spent on something Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaʊtˌraɪt/ wholly and completely; without reservation Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/ to move faster than or surpass in performance or quantity Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaʊtˌɡoʊ/ money or resources spent; expenditure or outflow Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/ friendly and sociable; leaving office or departing Meaning Off Sound Off

/aʊtˈmætʃ/ to surpass or be superior to in skill or strength Meaning Off Sound Off

/aʊtˈrʌn/ to run faster or farther than; to escape or exceed Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaʊtɡroʊθ/ a natural development or result; something that grows out from a main body Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtpɚˈfɔrm/ to perform better than; to surpass in achievement or efficiency Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈʃædoʊ/ to surpass in importance or brilliance; to overshadow Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈspoʊkən/ frank and direct in expressing one's opinions, even when controversial Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈstɛp/ to step beyond or exceed a proper limit or boundary Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈwɪθ/ outside of or beyond (chiefly Scots usage) Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈwɔrn/ worn out or no longer useful; obsolete Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkʊkˌaʊt/ an informal outdoor meal cooked and eaten in the open air Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈɡɛs/ to anticipate and so get the better of by guessing another's intentions Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ situated far from a center; remote or peripheral Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈraɪvəl/ to surpass or exceed in competition or rivalry Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt/ to defeat or get the better of by being more clever Meaning Off Sound Off

outstandingly C2+

/ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋli/ in a remarkably excellent or exceptional manner Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌaʊtˈstɛr/ to stare at someone longer than they can, until they look away Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈaʊtwɚdz/ toward the outside; away from a center Meaning Off Sound Off

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