outdo

CEFRC1

/aʊtˈdu/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To do something better than another person or earlier effort.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.

Examples

  • He has excellent techniques which would outdo a specialist.

  • I just can't seem to outdo him. I've got a lot to learn.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • You've outdone yourself—another personal best!

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

She tried to blank her rival by practicing twice as hard every single day.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From out- + do.