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Outdo
outdo
(outdoes, outdoing, outdid, outdone) 1. If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity. Both sides have tried to outdo each other to show how tough they can be. VERB: V n 2. You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action. She wore a lovely tiara but the groom, not to be outdone, had on a very smart embroidered waistcoat. PHRASE: PHR with cl
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1.
transitive verb (outdid; ~ne; ~ing; ~es) Date: 1607 1. to go beyond in action or performance 2. defeat, overcome Synonyms: see exceed ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
v.tr. (3rd sing. present -does; past -did; past part. -done) exceed or excel in doing or performance; surpass. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. превзойти; побить not to be outdone, he tried again —- он сделал еще одну попытку обойти соперников 2. преодолеть, побороть 3. ам. ставить в тупик ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ v past tense outdid, past participle outdone, 3rd person singular present tense outdoes 1 to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something (The economies of South East Asia are already outdoing Western competitors. | outdo sb in) (skaters trying to outdo the others in grace and speed) 2 not to be outdone in order not to let someone else do better than you (Not to be outdone by the rival country-clubs, the Glen Hills golf club put in a new swimming pool.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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