outscore
outscore verb: to score more than.
Verb
outscore (third-person singular simple present outscores, present participle outscoring, simple past and past participle outscored)
- To score more than.
- Hollande is another possible candidate to succeed President Jacques Chirac - but Royal consistently outscores him in opinion polls.2005 September 30, Katrin Bennhold, “She thinks a woman's place is in the Elysée”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2020
- But the car that outscored them all was the outrageous, wheelstanding Little Red Wagon pickup, which went for more than half a million dollars.2009 October 11, Paul Stenquist, “A Market for Cars Born to Run”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022
Forms of outscore
| third-person singular present | outscores |
|---|---|
| present participle | outscoring |
| past participle | outscored |
| past | outscored |
Origin of outscore
From out- + score.
Questions about outscore
- What does outscore mean?
- Outscore means to score more than.
- What part of speech is outscore?
- Outscore is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outscore?
- The past tense of outscore is outscored.
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