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outbest

outbest verb: to be better at something.

Verb

outbest (third-person singular simple present outbests, present participle outbesting, simple past and past participle outbested)

  1. (transitive) To be better at something.
    • Always the competitor, he usually outbested me in everything we did, but Battle-Cry was his Achilles Heel.2010, David Mittler, Legacy of Fire
    • Before long, the brothers were outbesting each other, recanting their childhood antics until Drake relaxed.2013, Pat Simmons, Her Dress

Forms of outbest

third-person singular presentoutbests
present participleoutbesting
past participleoutbested
pastoutbested

Origin of outbest

From out- + best.

Questions about outbest

What does outbest mean?
Outbest means to be better at something.
What part of speech is outbest?
Outbest is a verb.
What is the past tense of outbest?
The past tense of outbest is outbested.

Words near outbest in the dictionary

  1. outbenched
  2. outbenches
  3. outbenching
  4. outbending
  5. outbent
  6. outbest
  7. outbested
  8. outbesting
  9. outbests
  10. outbet
  11. outbets

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