Meaning

1 senses

  1. To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than.

    We were outplayed at tennis, but we outplayed them at football.

    excel or defeat in a game

Examples

3 sentences

  1. We got outplayed today.

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  2. They outplayed us tonight.

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  3. Wentz, who probably felt naturally his pride of football fame, became quite angry at Rutter's remark that he was being outplayed.

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Forms

outplays, outplaying, outplayed, outplayed
Base formoutplay · to outplay
3rd person singularoutplays
Present participleoutplaying
Past simpleoutplayed
Past participleoutplayed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoutplay
he, she, itoutplays

Past simpleLesson

all personsoutplayed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill outplay

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
outnumberoutpatientB2outperformoutpostoutputB2outrageB2
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