Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outline
Participle: outlineeed
Gerund: outlineing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | outline |
| you | outline |
| he;she;it | outlines |
| we | outline |
| you | outline |
| they | outline |
Perfect
| I | have outlineeed |
| you | have outlineeed |
| he;she;it | has outlineeed |
| we | have outlineeed |
| you | have outlineeed |
| they | have outlineeed |
Past
| I | outlineeed |
| you | outlineeed |
| he;she;it | outlineeed |
| we | outlineeed |
| you | outlineeed |
| they | outlineeed |
Pluperfect
| I | had outlineeed |
| you | had outlineeed |
| he;she;it | had outlineeed |
| we | had outlineeed |
| you | had outlineeed |
| they | had outlineeed |
Future
| I | will outline |
| you | will outline |
| he;she;it | will outline |
| we | will outline |
| you | will outline |
| they | will outline |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outlineeed |
| you | will have outlineeed |
| he;she;it | will have outlineeed |
| we | will have outlineeed |
| you | will have outlineeed |
| they | will have outlineeed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outline |
| you | outline |
| he;she;it | outline |
| we | outline |
| you | outline |
| they | outline |
Perfect
| I | have outlineeed |
| you | have outlineeed |
| he;she;it | have outlineeed |
| we | have outlineeed |
| you | have outlineeed |
| they | have outlineeed |
Imperfect
| I | outlineeed |
| you | outlineeed |
| he;she;it | outlineeed |
| we | outlineeed |
| you | outlineeed |
| they | outlineeed |
Pluperfect
| I | had outlineeed |
| you | had outlineeed |
| he;she;it | had outlineeed |
| we | had outlineeed |
| you | had outlineeed |
| they | had outlineeed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outline |
| you | would outline |
| he;she;it | would outline |
| we | would outline |
| you | would outline |
| they | would outline |
Perfect
| I | would have outlineeed |
| you | would have outlineeed |
| he;she;it | would have outlineeed |
| we | would have outlineeed |
| you | would have outlineeed |
| they | would have outlineeed |
Imperative
| you | outline |
| we | Let's outline |
| you | outline |
Verbs conjugated like 'outline'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'outline'
outlie,
outlive,
hotline,
mutine,
offline,
outdin,
outfind,
outfire,
outfling,
outgive,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to repeat in concise form
- abridge, abstract, capsule, concise, docket, encapsulate, epitomize, gist, nutshell, recap, recapitulate, run over, sum, sum up, summarize, synopsize, wrap up
- describe
- inform, summarize, recapitulate
Antonyms
- describe
- misrepresent, confound, confuse, distort
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From out + line.
Sample Sentences
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He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design. [1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:]
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Wikipedia items featuring books usually outline them after giving their background.
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At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum. [1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:]