outshine

out·shine

 (out-shīn′)
v. out·shone (-shōn′), out·shin·ing, out·shines
v.tr.
1.
a. To shine brighter than.
b. To be more beautiful, splendid, or flamboyant than.
2. To surpass in obvious excellence; outdo.
v.intr.
To shine forth.
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outshine

(ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn)
vb, -shines, -shining or -shone
1. (tr) to shine more brightly than
2. (tr) to surpass in excellence, beauty, wit, etc
3. (intr) rare to emit light
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out•shine

(ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn)

v. -shone shined, -shin•ing. v.t.
1. to shine more brightly than.
2. to surpass in excellence, achievement, etc.
v.i.
3. to shine out or forth.
[1590–1600]
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outshine


Past participle: outshone
Gerund: outshining

Imperative
outshine
outshine
Present
I outshine
you outshine
he/she/it outshines
we outshine
you outshine
they outshine
Preterite
I outshone
you outshone
he/she/it outshone
we outshone
you outshone
they outshone
Present Continuous
I am outshining
you are outshining
he/she/it is outshining
we are outshining
you are outshining
they are outshining
Present Perfect
I have outshone
you have outshone
he/she/it has outshone
we have outshone
you have outshone
they have outshone
Past Continuous
I was outshining
you were outshining
he/she/it was outshining
we were outshining
you were outshining
they were outshining
Past Perfect
I had outshone
you had outshone
he/she/it had outshone
we had outshone
you had outshone
they had outshone
Future
I will outshine
you will outshine
he/she/it will outshine
we will outshine
you will outshine
they will outshine
Future Perfect
I will have outshone
you will have outshone
he/she/it will have outshone
we will have outshone
you will have outshone
they will have outshone
Future Continuous
I will be outshining
you will be outshining
he/she/it will be outshining
we will be outshining
you will be outshining
they will be outshining
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been outshining
you have been outshining
he/she/it has been outshining
we have been outshining
you have been outshining
they have been outshining
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been outshining
you will have been outshining
he/she/it will have been outshining
we will have been outshining
you will have been outshining
they will have been outshining
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been outshining
you had been outshining
he/she/it had been outshining
we had been outshining
you had been outshining
they had been outshining
Conditional
I would outshine
you would outshine
he/she/it would outshine
we would outshine
you would outshine
they would outshine
Past Conditional
I would have outshone
you would have outshone
he/she/it would have outshone
we would have outshone
you would have outshone
they would have outshone
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.outshine - shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"
beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
2.outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - 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"
upstage - steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
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outshine

verb outclass, beat, eclipse, overshadow, surpass, top, outstrip, upstage, outdo, be superior to, leave standing (informal), be a cut above (informal), be head and shoulders above, run rings around (informal), leave or put in the shade He outshone all the other contestants.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

outshine

verb
To be greater or better than:
Informal: beat.
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Translations
يَفوقُ، يَبُزُّ
overgå
in den Schatten stellen
domineréclipsesurmonter
túlszárnyal
gera betur en
eclissaresuperare
aizēnotpārspēt spožumā
overskygge
oslniť
çok daha iyi olmakgölgede bırakmak
优于比...更亮比…更出色

outshine

[aʊtˈʃaɪn] (outshone (pt, pp)) [aʊtˈʃɒn] VT (fig) → eclipsar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

outshine

[ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn] vtéclipser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

outshine

[ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn] (outshone (pt, pp)) [ˌaʊtˈʃɒn] vt (fig) → eclissare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

outshine

(autˈʃain) past tense, past participle outˈshone (-ˈʃon) verb
to be brighter than. She outshone all the other students.
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