Meaning

1 senses
  1. To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.

    You've outdone yourself—another personal best!

    übertreffen

    превосходи́тьprevosxodítʹ, превзойти́prevzojtí, перещеголя́тьpereščegoljátʹ

More definitions
  • get the better of
  • be or do something to a greater degree

Examples

33 sentences
  1. He outdoes me in every subject.

  2. Tom is trying to outdo Mary.

    ruТом старается превзойти Мэри. — sharptoothed

  3. They are constantly trying to outdo each other.

  4. Tom and Mary are constantly trying to outdo each other.

  5. Tom and Mary are always trying to outdo each other.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to go beyond:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to go beyond:

Forms

outdoes, outdoing, outdid, outdone
Base formoutdo · to outdo
3rd person singularoutdoes
Present participleoutdoing
Past simpleoutdid
Past participleoutdone

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoutdo
he, she, itoutdoes

Past simpleLesson

all personsoutdid

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave outdone
he, she, ithas outdone

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill outdo

Synonyms

16 synonyms
to surpass:overtakeB2improve oneclipseto outperformto outrival
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedoutdoer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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