Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outgeneral
Participle: outgeneraled
Gerund: outgeneraling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | outgeneral |
| you | outgeneral |
| he;she;it | outgenerals |
| we | outgeneral |
| you | outgeneral |
| they | outgeneral |
Perfect
| I | have outgeneraled |
| you | have outgeneraled |
| he;she;it | has outgeneraled |
| we | have outgeneraled |
| you | have outgeneraled |
| they | have outgeneraled |
Past
| I | outgeneraled |
| you | outgeneraled |
| he;she;it | outgeneraled |
| we | outgeneraled |
| you | outgeneraled |
| they | outgeneraled |
Pluperfect
| I | had outgeneraled |
| you | had outgeneraled |
| he;she;it | had outgeneraled |
| we | had outgeneraled |
| you | had outgeneraled |
| they | had outgeneraled |
Future
| I | will outgeneral |
| you | will outgeneral |
| he;she;it | will outgeneral |
| we | will outgeneral |
| you | will outgeneral |
| they | will outgeneral |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outgeneraled |
| you | will have outgeneraled |
| he;she;it | will have outgeneraled |
| we | will have outgeneraled |
| you | will have outgeneraled |
| they | will have outgeneraled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outgeneral |
| you | outgeneral |
| he;she;it | outgeneral |
| we | outgeneral |
| you | outgeneral |
| they | outgeneral |
Perfect
| I | have outgeneraled |
| you | have outgeneraled |
| he;she;it | have outgeneraled |
| we | have outgeneraled |
| you | have outgeneraled |
| they | have outgeneraled |
Imperfect
| I | outgeneraled |
| you | outgeneraled |
| he;she;it | outgeneraled |
| we | outgeneraled |
| you | outgeneraled |
| they | outgeneraled |
Pluperfect
| I | had outgeneraled |
| you | had outgeneraled |
| he;she;it | had outgeneraled |
| we | had outgeneraled |
| you | had outgeneraled |
| they | had outgeneraled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outgeneral |
| you | would outgeneral |
| he;she;it | would outgeneral |
| we | would outgeneral |
| you | would outgeneral |
| they | would outgeneral |
Perfect
| I | would have outgeneraled |
| you | would have outgeneraled |
| he;she;it | would have outgeneraled |
| we | would have outgeneraled |
| you | would have outgeneraled |
| they | would have outgeneraled |
Imperative
| you | outgeneral |
| we | Let's outgeneral |
| you | outgeneral |
Verbs conjugated like 'outgeneral'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'outgeneral'
out-general,
autogenerate,
outfeel,
outgleam,
outgnaw,
outjeer,
outmetal,
outpeer,
cogenerate,
congenerate,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *úd
3. Proto-Germanic *ūt
4. Proto-Germanic *ūt-
5. Old English ūt-
6. Middle English ut-
7. English out-
8. Anglo-Norman generalbor.
9. Middle French generalbor.
10. Latin generālisder.
11. Middle English general
12. English general
13. English outgeneral
14. From out- + general.
Sample Sentences
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In general, our Generals were out generalled on Long Island, and Sullivan and Stirling with 1000 Men were made Prisoners, in Consequence of which, and several other unfortunate Circumstances, a Council of War thought it prudent to retreat from that Island, and Governors Island and then from New York. [1776 October 8, John Adams, Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams:]
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The door closed after him, and his nephew felt that he had been completely outgeneraled. He now saw, what he had only suspected before, that his uncle wished him to marry Constance. [1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Proposal of Marriage”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 133:]
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With far fewer troops at his disposal, Frederick had out-generaled and out-manoeuvred the flower of Austro-French chivalry – and out-strategized it too [...]. [2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 239:]