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- DictionaryOut·do/ˌoutˈdo͞o/
verb
- 1. be more successful than: "the men tried to outdo each other in their generosity"
The meaning of OUTDO is to go beyond in action or performance. How to use outdo in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Outdo.
to be, or do something, better than someone else: He always tries to outdo everybody else in the class. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Surpassing in quality or number. catch. catch (someone) up. compare. crown. crush.
To outdo is to beat or surpass: when you outdo your brother in a pie-eating contest, you manage to gobble down more lemon meringue than he does. You'll probably regret it later, but at least you'll have that blue ribbon!
Synonyms for OUTDO: surpass, exceed, better, eclipse, top, beat, outshine, outstrip; Antonyms of OUTDO: lose (to)
outdo somebody/something to do more or better than somebody else synonym beat. Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care. Not to be outdone (= not wanting to let somebody else do better), she tried again. The brothers tried to outdo each other in everything.
Outdo definition: to surpass in execution or performance. See examples of OUTDO used in a sentence.
out·do. (out-do͞o′) tr.v. out·did (-dĭd′), out·done (-dŭn′), out·do·ing, out·does (-dŭz′) To do more or better than (another) in performance or action. See Synonyms at excel. Idiom: outdo oneself. To do something exceptional or superb, especially in relation to past efforts: outdid himself in preparing dinner.
Definition of outdo verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. verb. If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity. It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were. [VERB noun] Both sides have tried to outdo each other to show how tough they can be. [VERB noun] Synonyms: surpass, best, top, beat More Synonyms of outdo. 2.
to do something better than someone else: They are always trying to outdo each other with their jokes and funny stories. (Definition of outdo from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of outdo. in Chinese (Traditional) 勝過，超越, 優於… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 胜过，超越, 优于… See more. in Spanish. superar…
