Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outwork

/aʊtˈwɜːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: out-work
IPA: /aʊtˈwɜːk/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work more, faster, or harder than (someone else).

Transitive verb

verb

To work out to a finish; to complete.

Obsolete

noun

A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.

Countable

noun

Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A few may be able to outsmart him, but no one can outwork him."
"And I am one of those people who is indefatigable, in the true sense that I beg someone to find someone who can outwork me."
"For now three dayes of men were full outwrought, / Since he this hardie enterprize began [...]."
"Beyond the castle, scattered outworks offered some protection for the farther-flung peasants."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English work English outwork From out- + work.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outworks (present, singular) outworking (participle, present) outworked (participle, past) outworked (past) outworks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fieldwork

Synonyms

fieldwork

Questions

How do you pronounce outwork?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtˈwɜːk/.
What does outwork mean?: To work more, faster, or harder than (someone else).
Where does outwork come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English work English outwork From out- + work.

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