outcompete
outcompete · outcompetes · outcompeted · outcompeting
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To be more successful than a competitorTo be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.
» This bunch of sick sociopaths would never be able to outcompete me.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.
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Examples
3 sentencesThis bunch of sick sociopaths would never be able to outcompete me.
Algeria outcompetes many African nations when it comes to education.
The green crab has few predators, aggressively hunts and eats its prey, destroys seagrass, and outcompetes local species for food and habitat.
Translations
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By meaning 1
be much more successful than a competitor:
Forms
outcompetes, outcompeting, outcompeted, outcompeted| Base form | outcompete · to outcompete |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | outcompetes |
| Present participle | outcompeting |
| Past simple | outcompeted |
| Past participle | outcompeted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle