outdo
US/aʊtˈdu/
outdo verb: to excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
Verb
outdo (third-person singular simple present outdoes, present participle outdoing, simple past outdid, past participle outdone)
- To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- You've outdone yourself—another personal best!
- Synonyms:
- to outperform, to outrival, improve on, overtake, eclipse
outdo meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
outdo in Tamil
- மிஞ்சு, தாண்டு, தூக்கிச் சாப்பிடு
outdo in Urdu
- غلبہ کرنا, ہرانا
outdo in Malayalam
- കവിഞ്ഞുനിൽക്കുക, കടക്കുക, മെച്ചമായി ചെയ്യുക
outdo in Kannada
- ಮೀರು, ಮೀರಿಸು, ಕೈಮೇಲಾಗು, ಮೇಲ್ಗೈಯಾಗು, ಮುಂದುವರಿ, ಮಿಂಚಿಸಾಗು
More languagesFewer languages
- outdo in Sanskrit
- हरति hárati
- outdo in Indonesian
- melampaui
Examples of outdo in a sentence
- Law is a cutthroat business, you always have to look out to see who is trying to outdo you.
- He wanted to outdo the UDA – he hated them with a passion.
- Mini-golf and go-cart parks had exploded, each striving to outdo its literally dozens of competitors in outlandishness.
Synonyms of outdo
- to outperform
- to outrival
- improve on
- overtake
- eclipse
Forms of outdo
| third-person singular present | outdoes |
|---|---|
| present participle | outdoing |
| past | outdid |
| past participle | outdone |
| alternative form | out-do |
Origin of outdo
From out- + do.
Words formed from outdo
Words that rhyme with outdo
Questions about outdo
- What does outdo mean?
- Outdo means to excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- What is outdo in Tamil?
- Outdo in Tamil is மிஞ்சு, தாண்டு, தூக்கிச் சாப்பிடு. See Outdo meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is outdo?
- Outdo is a verb.
- How do you pronounce outdo?
- Outdo is pronounced /aʊtˈdu/ (US).
- What is the past tense of outdo?
- The past tense of outdo is outdid.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: outdo (page history and authors); outdo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outdo (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outdo (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outdo (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); हरति (Sanskrit) (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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