outserve
outserve verb: to serve more or better than.
Verb
outserve (third-person singular simple present outserves, present participle outserving, simple past and past participle outserved)
- To serve more or better than.
- Even the National Provincial Bank, the Company's bankers, believed that he had outserved his time.2006, William Roger Louis, Ends of British imperialism, page 763
- Because if Venus wants it, you can’t outhit her, you can’t outserve her, and she and Serena, when they return serves, it’s just unbelievable.2007 July 5, John Branch, “Venus Ousts Sharapova; Serena Falls to Henin”, in New York Times
Forms of outserve
| third-person singular present | outserves |
|---|---|
| present participle | outserving |
| past participle | outserved |
| past | outserved |
Origin of outserve
From out- + serve.
Questions about outserve
- What does outserve mean?
- Outserve means to serve more or better than.
- What part of speech is outserve?
- Outserve is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outserve?
- The past tense of outserve is outserved.
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