What part of speech is outpaced?

Outpaced can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. outpaced is a verb, past participle of outpace (infinitive).
2. outpaced is a verb, past simple of outpace (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) outpace

outpace / outpaces

outpaced

outpaced

outpacing

Infinitive: (to) outpace
Present: outpace / outpaces
Simple Past: outpaced
Past Participle: (have) outpaced
Gerund: outpacing

What does outpaced mean?

Definitions

Verb
outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"

Examples of outpaced

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence.
2.	verb	Giraffes can easily outpace lions.
3.	verb	The giraffe couldn't build up enough speed to outpace the lions that were chasing it.
4.	verb	Giraffes can easily outpace lions.
5.	verb	The giraffe couldn't build up enough speed to outpace the lions that were chasing it.

Sentence
verb
Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence.
Giraffes can easily outpace lions.
The giraffe couldn't build up enough speed to outpace the lions that were chasing it.
Giraffes can easily outpace lions.
The giraffe couldn't build up enough speed to outpace the lions that were chasing it.

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