outbid
/aʊtˈbɪd/
outbid verb: to bid more than (somebody else) in an auction.
Verb
outbid (third-person singular simple present outbids, present participle outbidding, simple past outbid or outbidded, past participle outbid or outbidded or outbidden)
- To bid more than (somebody else) in an auction.
- Bengal outbidded those of Delhi; instead of searching for khalifahs for obtaining recognition, Sultan Sikandar Shah himself took the title .of Imam ul-Azam and Khalifat-ul-Muazzam.1985, Abdul Karim, Social History of the Muslims in Bengal: Down to A.D. 1538, page 65
- You must understand that there are people who strive and save their whole lives to acquire something, and when they are simply outbidded or outfoxed by me, it is not taken with a delicate smile.2008, Michael Marra, A Host of Suspects, page 139
outbid meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic
outbid in Tamil
- அதிக விலைகொடு, ஏலத்தில் அதிக விலைகொடு
outbid in Malayalam
- വില കൂട്ടി വിളിക്കുക, വില കൂട്ടിപറയുക, അതിശയോക്തിയിൽ കവച്ചുവയ്ക്കുക
outbid in Kannada
- ಸವಾಲೇರಿಸು, ಛಡಸವಾಲು ಮಾಡು, ಏಲಮಿನಲ್ಲಿ ದರ ಏರಿಸು, ಹೆಚ್ಚು ದರ ಕೂಗು
outbid in Arabic
- to bid more than somebody else
- زَايَدَ zāyada
Forms of outbid
| third-person singular present | outbids |
|---|---|
| present participle | outbidding |
| past | outbid |
| past | outbidded |
| past participle | outbid |
| past participle | outbidded |
| past participle | outbidden |
Origin of outbid
From out- + bid.
Words formed from outbid
Words that rhyme with outbid
Questions about outbid
- What does outbid mean?
- Outbid means to bid more than (somebody else) in an auction.
- What is outbid in Tamil?
- Outbid in Tamil is அதிக விலைகொடு, ஏலத்தில் அதிக விலைகொடு. See Outbid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is outbid?
- Outbid is a verb.
- How do you pronounce outbid?
- Outbid is pronounced /aʊtˈbɪd/.
- What is the past tense of outbid?
- The past tense of outbid is outbid.
Words near outbid in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: outbid (page history and authors); outbid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outbid (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outbid (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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