outdo (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˌaʊtˈduː/
Definition
To do better than someone else or to be more successful than them.
Examples
She always tries to outdo her colleagues in sales.
The company hopes to outdo its previous year's profits.
He felt he had to outdo himself on his birthday.
How to Use outdo
- outdo someone (prepositional phrase)
- To perform better than a specific person. — "He trained hard to outdo his main rival in the race."
- outdo something (prepositional phrase)
- To perform better than a specific thing or previous achievement. — "This year's sales figures outdo last year's."
- outdo oneself (idiom)
- To achieve something exceptionally well, better than one's own previous best. — "For her final performance, she really outdid herself."
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