What part of speech is outline?

Outline can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. outline is a verb, present, 1st person singular of outline (infinitive).
  • 2. outline is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. outline is a noun, singular of outlines.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does outline mean?

Definitions

Verb

outline - To draw an outline of something.
outline - To summarize something.

Noun

outline - a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
outline - a schematic or preliminary plan
outline - the line that appears to bound an object

Examples of outline

#   Sentence  
1. noun an outline of the internal balance sheet review process described in my earlier note which must now be reprioritised and rescoped ( see MO work ).
2. noun First, I'm going to do an outline of my new website.
3. noun He sketches the outline of the machine.
4. noun He gave me a brief outline of the plan.
5. noun He gave me an outline of the affair.
6. noun The tiger's stripes make it difficult to see because they merge with the vegetation and break up the outline of the body.
7. noun Here's a brief outline of my speech.
8. noun Tom gave Mary a brief outline of his plan.
9. noun The police drew an outline of a body at the scene of the crime to indicate how the body was lying when it was found.
10. noun To say that she had two left legs, and somebody else's arms, and that all four limbs seemed to be out of joint, and to start from perfectly wrong places when they were set in motion, is to offer the mildest outline of the reality.
11. noun A syllabus is an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or training course.
12. noun The first rays of the sun tore the cloudy veil and the outline of a rocky island appeared.
13. noun I need to trace the outline.
14. noun Here is a general outline.
15. noun I gave him an outline of the incident.
16. verb The question here is one of creating the framework with which we can outline the social trend.
17. verb School clubs need to clearly outline the community service projects they plan to do for the upcoming school year.
Sentence  
noun
an outline of the internal balance sheet review process described in my earlier note which must now be reprioritised and rescoped ( see MO work ).
First, I'm going to do an outline of my new website.
He sketches the outline of the machine.
He gave me a brief outline of the plan.
He gave me an outline of the affair.
The tiger's stripes make it difficult to see because they merge with the vegetation and break up the outline of the body.
Here's a brief outline of my speech.
Tom gave Mary a brief outline of his plan.
The police drew an outline of a body at the scene of the crime to indicate how the body was lying when it was found.
To say that she had two left legs, and somebody else's arms, and that all four limbs seemed to be out of joint, and to start from perfectly wrong places when they were set in motion, is to offer the mildest outline of the reality.
A syllabus is an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or training course.
The first rays of the sun tore the cloudy veil and the outline of a rocky island appeared.
I need to trace the outline.
Here is a general outline.
I gave him an outline of the incident.
verb
The question here is one of creating the framework with which we can outline the social trend.
School clubs need to clearly outline the community service projects they plan to do for the upcoming school year.

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