Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To see more or farther than (another), literally or figuratively.
  • To see farther than (a certain point or object).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To see beyond; to excel in certainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To see beyond; to surpass in foresight.

Etymologies

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out- +‎ see

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