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==English== |
==English== |
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===Etymology=== |
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From {{prefix|en|out|rank}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{rhymes|æŋk}} |
* {{rhymes|en|æŋk|s=2}} |
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===Verb=== |
===Verb=== |
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{{en-verb}} |
{{en-verb}} |
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# {{lb|en|transitive}} To be of a higher [[rank]] than. |
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# {{lb|en|transitive}} To be more [[important]] than. |
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#* {{quote-journal|en|year=2019|month=October|author=Ian Walmsley|title=Cleaning up|journal=Modern Railways|page=44|text=More importantly, who could make a quick on-site risk assessment of regulations where the welfare of trapped passengers might '''out-rank''' the risk of, say, running a train through flood water over the rail head where it is obvious the track is still there?}} |
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[[Category:English transitive verbs]] |
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===References=== |
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[[et:outrank]] |
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* {{R:Lexico}} |
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[[fa:outrank]] |
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[[io:outrank]] |
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[[my:outrank]] |
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[[sd:outrank]] |
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[[vi:outrank]] |
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[[zh:outrank]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 19 August 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -æŋk
Verb
[edit]outrank (third-person singular simple present outranks, present participle outranking, simple past and past participle outranked)
- (transitive) To be of a higher rank than.
- (transitive) To be more important than.
- 2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 44:
- More importantly, who could make a quick on-site risk assessment of regulations where the welfare of trapped passengers might out-rank the risk of, say, running a train through flood water over the rail head where it is obvious the track is still there?
References
[edit]- “outrank”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.