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Top out meaning

Top out is a phrasal verb that means to reach the peak of a changing level immediately before it begins falling.

Past simple
topped out
Past participle
topped out
-ing form
topping out

What top out means

reach peak before declineB2

To reach the peak of a changing level immediately before it begins falling

Temperatures should top out at thirty degrees.

Similar phrasal verbs

With top: top up, top off.

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does top out mean?

To reach the peak of a changing level immediately before it begins falling.

What is the past tense of top out?

Topped out, which is also its past participle.

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