outnumber (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbər/
Definition
To exist in greater quantity or count than another group or entity.
Examples
In this department, female employees outnumber their male counterparts by a significant margin.
The invading army was feared because they vastly outnumbered the local defenders.
Wild deer often outnumber the human population in these rural northern counties.
How to Use outnumber
- outnumber someone/something (collocation)
- To be more numerous than a specific group. — "The protestors were peaceful, but they still outnumbered the police officers on duty."
- be outnumbered by (prepositional phrase)
- Passive construction used to describe being the smaller group. — "We were outnumbered by the competition in every single category."
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