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outdo [ˌaʊtˈduː] vb -does, -doing, -did, -done
(tr) to surpass or exceed in performance or execution ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
outdo verb surpass, best, top, beat, overcome, exceed, eclipse, overshadow, excel, transcend, outstrip, get the better of, outclass, outshine, tower above, outsmart (informal), outmanoeuvre, go one better than (informal), run rings around (informal), outfox, outdistance, be one up on, score points off, put in the shade, outjockey Both sides have tried to outdo each other. Translations outdo [aʊtˈduː] (outdid (pt)) [aʊtˈdɪd] (outdone (pp)) [aʊtˈdʌn] VT to outdo sb (in sth) → superar a algn(en algo) he was not to be outdone → no quiso quedarse atrás not to be outdone, he added → ni corto ni perezoso, añadió que ... outdo [ˌaʊtˈduː] [outdid] (pt) [outdone] (pp) vt → damer le pion à The two countries are always trying to outdo each other → Les deux pays essaient toujours de damer le pion à l'autre. each man trying to outdo the other in boasts of his wartime exploits → chaque homme essayant de damer le pion à l'autre en se vantant de ses exploits pendant la guerre not to be outdone → pour ne pas être en reste outdo pret <outdid> ptp <outdone> vt → übertreffen, überragen, überbieten (→ sb in sth jdn an etw dat); he can outdo him in every sport → er ist ihm in jeder Sportart überlegen; but Jimmy was not to be outdone → aber Jimmy wollte da nicht zurückstehen outdo [ˌaʊtˈduː] (outdid (pt) (outdone (pp))) [ˌaʊtˈdʌn] vt to outdo sb (in) → superare qn (in) he was not to be outdone → non voleva essere da meno outdo [ˌaʊtˈduː] (outdid (pt) (outdone (pp))) [ˌaʊtˈdʌn] vt to outdo sb (in) → superare qn (in) he was not to be outdone → non voleva essere da meno v outdo [autˈduː] to do better than He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone. oortref, verbystreef يَمْتاز، يَتَفَوَّق عَلى надминавам předstihnout, překonat overgå übertreffen ξεπερνώ κπ. superar üle trumpama بهتر کار کردن؛ جلو زدن päihittää surpasser לְהַצלִיחַ יוֹתֶר מ- किसी से बेहतर काम करना nadići, biti bolji od nekoga felülmúl mengalahkan bera af, skara fram úr fare meglio di ~にまさる ...보다 뛰어나다 pralenkti, būti pranašesniam pārspēt mengatasi overtreffen overgå prześcignąć ultrapassar a întrece превзойти predstihnúť, prekonať prekositi nadmašiti överträffa, överglänsa เอาชนะ ...-den/dan üstün olmak 勝過 перевершити, перевищити سبقت لے جانا، فائق ہونا làm giỏi hơn 胜过 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is a great change; and though she is amazingly fortunatesuch a situation, I suppose, as no young woman before ever met with on first going outdo not think us ungrateful, Miss Woodhouse, for such surprising good fortune(again dispersing her tears)but, poor dear soul She had brought her knitting with her, and it seemed as if her tongue had laid a wager with her fingers, to outdo them in swift and ceaseless motion. That good-natured giant seemed determined to outdo Tepus by a tiny margin in each separate shot; for the first and the second shafts grazed his rival's on the inner side, while for the third Little John did the old trick of the forest: he shot his own arrow in a graceful curve which descended from above upon Tepus's final center shaft with a glancing blow that drove the other out and left the outlaw's in its place. |
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