out·do (out-d  )tr.v. out·did (-d  d), out·done (-d n), out·do·ing, out·does (-dz) To do more or better than in performance or action. See Synonyms at excel. |
outdo [ˌaʊtˈduː]
vb -does, -doing, -did, -done
(tr) to surpass or exceed in performance or execution
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | outdo - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" outgrow - grow faster than outroar - roar louder than outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight outsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" outrange - have a greater range than (another gun) outweigh - be heavier than outbrave - be braver than out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil outfox - outdo someone in trickery shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin outmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others" |
| 2. |  outdo - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" |
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 ...
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
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
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
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