Past tense of outperform
regular verb
The past tense of outperform is outperformed. The past participle is also outperformed.
Forms of outperform
| Base form (V1) | outperform /ˌaʊt.pɚˈfɔɹm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | outperformed |
| Past participle (V3) | outperformed |
| Present participle | outperforming |
| Third person singular | outperforms |
Outperformed in a sentence
- Move Forward, which has built a strong following among young people, appeared to have outperformed expectations.2023 May 14, Rebecca Ratcliffe, Thitipol Panyalimpanun, “Opposition parties take lead in Thai election”, in The Guardian. From the entry following
- Nevertheless, a number of tech stocks have returned handsomely this year and outperformed MAMAA's returns.2021 December 22, Aniruddha Ganguly, “5 Tech Stocks That Have Crushed MAMAA in 2021”, in Nasdaq, Zacks Investment Research, archived from…. From the entry MAMAA
- Many nonprestige brands like Windex and Jell-O actually outperformed these venerable names.1993, David A. Aaker, Alexander L. Biel, Brand equity & advertising: advertising's role in building strong brands. From the entry nonprestige
Meaning of outperform
- verb To perform better than something or someone.
Questions about the past tense of outperform
- What is the past tense of outperform?
- The past tense of outperform is outperformed.
- What is the past participle of outperform?
- The past participle of outperform is outperformed.
- Is outperform a regular or irregular verb?
- Outperform is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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