outbuild
outbuild verb: to build more or better than.
Verb
outbuild (third-person singular simple present outbuilds, present participle outbuilding, simple past and past participle outbuilt)
- To build more or better than.
- “Each time they’d build, they’d try to outbuild all the rest of them,” said Dr. Randall F. Hipple, a retired obstetrician who helped establish a seven-block stretch of the street as a National Historic District.2007 July 20, Dave Caldwell, “Williamsport, Pa.: Home of True Small Ball”, in The New York Times
- That’s what companies like Orion are doing, and that’s how America will win the future: by outinnovating, outeducating, and outbuilding our competitors.2011 January 29, “The President's Weekly Address”, in GovInfo
Forms of outbuild
| third-person singular present | outbuilds |
|---|---|
| present participle | outbuilding |
| past participle | outbuilt |
| past | outbuilt |
Origin of outbuild
From out- + build.
Questions about outbuild
- What does outbuild mean?
- Outbuild means to build more or better than.
- What part of speech is outbuild?
- Outbuild is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outbuild?
- The past tense of outbuild is outbuilt.
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