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Meaning of "outdo" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OUTDO

ˌaʊtˈduː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTDO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Outdo is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb outdo in English.

WHAT DOES OUTDO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of outdo in the English dictionary

The definition of outdo in the dictionary is to surpass or exceed in performance or execution.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OUTDO

PRESENT

Present
I outdo
you outdo
he/she/it outdoes
we outdo
you outdo
they outdo
Present continuous
I am outdoing
you are outdoing
he/she/it is outdoing
we are outdoing
you are outdoing
they are outdoing
Present perfect
I have outdone
you have outdone
he/she/it has outdone
we have outdone
you have outdone
they have outdone
Present perfect continuous
I have been outdoing
you have been outdoing
he/she/it has been outdoing
we have been outdoing
you have been outdoing
they have been outdoing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I outdid
you outdid
he/she/it outdid
we outdid
you outdid
they outdid
Past continuous
I was outdoing
you were outdoing
he/she/it was outdoing
we were outdoing
you were outdoing
they were outdoing
Past perfect
I had outdone
you had outdone
he/she/it had outdone
we had outdone
you had outdone
they had outdone
Past perfect continuous
I had been outdoing
you had been outdoing
he/she/it had been outdoing
we had been outdoing
you had been outdoing
they had been outdoing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will outdo
you will outdo
he/she/it will outdo
we will outdo
you will outdo
they will outdo
Future continuous
I will be outdoing
you will be outdoing
he/she/it will be outdoing
we will be outdoing
you will be outdoing
they will be outdoing
Future perfect
I will have outdone
you will have outdone
he/she/it will have outdone
we will have outdone
you will have outdone
they will have outdone
Future perfect continuous
I will have been outdoing
you will have been outdoing
he/she/it will have been outdoing
we will have been outdoing
you will have been outdoing
they will have been outdoing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would outdo
you would outdo
he/she/it would outdo
we would outdo
you would outdo
they would outdo
Conditional continuous
I would be outdoing
you would be outdoing
he/she/it would be outdoing
we would be outdoing
you would be outdoing
they would be outdoing
Conditional perfect
I would have outdo
you would have outdo
he/she/it would have outdo
we would have outdo
you would have outdo
they would have outdo
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been outdoing
you would have been outdoing
he/she/it would have been outdoing
we would have been outdoing
you would have been outdoing
they would have been outdoing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you outdo
we let´s outdo
you outdo
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to outdo
Past participle
outdone
Present Participle
outdoing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OUTDO

ado · billet-doux · cock-a-doodle-doo · derring-do · didgeridoo · didjeridoo · didjeridu · fondu · fordo · how-do-you-do · Kathmandu · Katmandu · malentendu · misdo · overdo · redo · Skidoo · tendu · to-do · undo

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUTDO

outdate · outdated · outdatedly · outdatedness · outdazzle · outdebate · outdeliver · outdesign · outdid · outdistance · outdodge · outdoer · outdone · outdoor · outdoor relief · outdoors · outdoorsman · outdoorsmanship · outdoorsmen · outdoorsy

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUTDO

alfredo · can-do · Colorado · condo · dado · dildo · do · how do · how do you do · Leonardo · libido · mondo · Orlando · perdendo · privado · Ricardo · secondo · Toledo · well-to-do · will do

Synonyms and antonyms of outdo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OUTDO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «outdo» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «outdo» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF OUTDO

Find out the translation of outdo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of outdo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «outdo» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

超过
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

superar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

outdo
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

आगे बढ़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفوق
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

превзойти
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

superar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অতিক্রম করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

surpasser
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Melampaui batas
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

übertreffen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

打ち勝つ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

능가하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Njlentrehake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm hơn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மிஞ்ச
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर जाणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

geçmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

superare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

prześcigają
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевершити
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

întrece
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεπεράσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitstof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bräcka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overgå
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTDO»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about outdo

EXAMPLES

8 QUOTES WITH «OUTDO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word outdo.
1
Jan de Bont
We're surrounded by violence, and we see so much of it on TV, especially the news programs. We almost become numb. And that forces filmmakers to try to outdo themselves... They say, 'Look what I can do,' and it becomes like a showoff thing. To me, that's ridiculous. Filmmaking isn't a contest!
2
John Clayton
The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed, and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other.
3
Elizabeth Gilbert
I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.
4
Jewel
Once you are successful, there's a very seductive rhythm at work that keeps you wanting to outdo yourself. By the end of 'Spirit' I felt like I didn't want to get into that trap. It almost makes you cartoon-like.
5
Frank B. Kellogg
It is idle to say that nations can struggle to outdo each other in building armaments and never use them. History demonstrates the contrary, and we have but to go back to the last war to see the appalling effect of nations competing in great armaments.
6
Johnny Knoxville
It's just an unhealthy way to approach something, trying to outdo your last thing. You've gotta trust evolution, you've gotta trust that the bar is moving, that you don't need to force the bar. It'll just happen.
7
J. Irwin Miller
Television preachers extract money from the poor to live in a style and to indulge in shameful acts which equal or outdo the worst of the Renaissance Popes.
8
Paul Weyrich
Politics aside, it will be hard for any new liberal radio network to outdo the professionalism of NPR.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTDO»

Discover the use of outdo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to outdo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Irregular Verbs: Master 250 irregular verbs in English
OUTDO Mode Indicative Tense Simple Present Present Perfect Simple Past Past Perfect I outdo have outdone outdid had outdone you outdo have outdone outdid had outdone he/she/it outdoes has outdone outdid had outdone we outdo have ...
TZ-one, 2013
2
Readings in Classical Political Thought
But ny to answer this further b question: Do you think that a just person wants to outdo someone else who's just? Not at all, for he wouldn't then be as polite and innocent as he is. Or to outdo someone who does a just action? No, he doesn't ...
Peter J. Steinberger, 2000
3
Outdo, Outwit and Outperform
Messages for everyday life illustrated from the Scriptures, on how to be successful and survive troubles through trusting and honouring God in everything, even when seeking a parking spot.
Peter Wade, 1995
4
The Transformation of Plato's Republic
Just people, behaving justly a. toward other equally just people, are not trying to outdo them by means of that behavior (349a-b). b. toward unjust people, are trying to outdo them (i.e., are trying to be more just) (349b-c). 2. Unjust people ...
Kenneth Dorter, 2006
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Classics of Western Philosophy, 8th Edition:
It is. c Do you think that a musician, in tuning his lyre and in tightening and loosening the strings, wants to outdo another musician, claiming that this is what he deserves?22 I do not. But he does want to outdo a nonmusician? Necessarily.
Steven M. Cahn, 2012
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The Circle of Socrates: Readings in the First-Generation ...
“Well, my fine friend, do you think that a musician, in tuning his lyre and in tightening and loosening the strings, wants to outdo another musician, claiming that this is what he deserves?” “I do not.” “But he does want to outdo a nonmusician?
George Boys-Stones, Christopher Rowe, 2013
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Complete Works
Does he claim that he deserves to outdo a just person or someone who does a just action? Of course he does; he thinks he deserves to outdo everyone. Then will an unjust person also outdo an unjust person or someone who does an unjust ...
Plato, John M. Cooper, D. S. Hutchinson, 1997
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Plato's Republic
That is not my question: It's only, would the just man, in being just, outdo another just man or only the unjust? thrasymachus. Only the unjust. socrates. But how about the unjust man? Will he attempt to overcome the other unjust ones and the  ...
Plato, Ivor A. Richards, 1966
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Theories of Human Nature and Human Nature: A Reader:
Does he claim that he deserves to outdo a just person or someone who does a just action? Of course he does; he thinks he deserves to outdo everyone. Then will an unjust person also outdo an unjust person or someone who does an unjust ...
Joel J. Kupperman, 2012
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Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy, (Fourth Edition): from ...
350 to outdo another doctor or someone who does the action that medicine prescribes? Certainly not. But he does want to outdo a nondoctor? Yes. In any branch of knowledge or ignorance, do you think that a knowledgeable person would ...
S. Marc Cohen, Patricia Curd, C. D. C. Reeve, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTDO»

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Expert: Training, not laws, needed after theater shooting
... people as crazy,” he cautioned, however, noting that shooters are often calculated and intelligent and they are trying to outdo each other. «KMTR NewsSource 16, Jul 15»
2
2-day cyber crime meet in city aspires to outdo e-fraudsters …
MUMBAI: With 336 types of cyber offences registered in 2015 (till July 12) in the city police stations and 604 in 2014, the city police have ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
3
Report: Orbán speech will outdo 'illiberal democracy' shocker
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will return to the open university of Bálványos in Romania – where he made last year's notorious speech promoting ... «Budapest Business Journal, Jul 15»
4
Rappers' lyrics outdo Dylan in their range of vocabulary
Bob Dylan has a reputation for being one of the most articulate lyricists in music, but even his efforts are dwarfed by bestselling hip-hop artists, ... «The Times, Jul 15»
5
Will Enterprise Products Outdo 2Q15 Consensus Revenue Estimates?
The consensus revenue estimate for Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) in the second quarter of 2015 is $10.1 billion. Enterprise Products ... «Market Realist, Jul 15»
6
Donald Trump Continues To Outdo Himself, But That Still Won't Get …
I've already written about the media's summer fling with the Donald, but because he continues to outdo himself, let me make a few more points:. «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Kylie Jenner tries to outdo all the Kardashians in run up to her 18th …
Kylie Jenner tries to outdo all the Kardashians in run up to her 18th birthday .... Kylie Jenner tries to outdo all the Kardashians in run up to her. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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G'day Cortana: Microsoft aims to outdo Siri with Aussie twang
Hey Cortana, what do Nicole Kidman and Nine Network news anchor Amelia Adams have in common? They both have the sort of ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
9
Team Clinton says Hillary will outdo Obama with GOP's help
Hillary Clinton and her campaign team think they have the secret to succeeding where President Obama hasn't: House and Senate ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
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BT Sport recruit Howard Webb as Sky Sports look to outdo them with …
BT Sport, having ended a brief relationship with former top-flight referee Mark Halsey, will have Howard Webb in a broadcast truck at all of their ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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