CEFR B2

outnumber

Translation

～より数が多い / ～を上回る

To exist in greater quantity or count than another group or entity.

In this department, female employees outnumber their male counterparts by a significant margin.
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.
The invading army was feared because they vastly outnumbered the local defenders.

カタカナ: アウトナンバー

IPA: /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbər/

To exist in greater quantity or count than another group or entity.

意味: あるグループや対象よりも、数が多い状態を指します。

In this department, female employees outnumber their male counterparts by a significant margin. — 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. — The invading army was feared because they vastly outnumbered the local defenders.
Wild deer often outnumber the human population in these rural northern counties. — Wild deer often outnumber the human population in these rural northern counties.

Japanese translations of 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."