Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outdo
Participle: outdone
Gerund: outdoing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | outdo |
| you | outdo |
| he;she;it | outdoes |
| we | outdo |
| you | outdo |
| they | outdo |
Perfect
| I | have outdone |
| you | have outdone |
| he;she;it | has outdone |
| we | have outdone |
| you | have outdone |
| they | have outdone |
Past
| I | outdid |
| you | outdid |
| he;she;it | outdid |
| we | outdid |
| you | outdid |
| they | outdid |
Pluperfect
| I | had outdone |
| you | had outdone |
| he;she;it | had outdone |
| we | had outdone |
| you | had outdone |
| they | had outdone |
Future
| I | will outdo |
| you | will outdo |
| he;she;it | will outdo |
| we | will outdo |
| you | will outdo |
| they | will outdo |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outdone |
| you | will have outdone |
| he;she;it | will have outdone |
| we | will have outdone |
| you | will have outdone |
| they | will have outdone |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outdo |
| you | outdo |
| he;she;it | outdo |
| we | outdo |
| you | outdo |
| they | outdo |
Perfect
| I | have outdone |
| you | have outdone |
| he;she;it | have outdone |
| we | have outdone |
| you | have outdone |
| they | have outdone |
Imperfect
| I | outdid |
| you | outdid |
| he;she;it | outdid |
| we | outdid |
| you | outdid |
| they | outdid |
Pluperfect
| I | had outdone |
| you | had outdone |
| he;she;it | had outdone |
| we | had outdone |
| you | had outdone |
| they | had outdone |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outdo |
| you | would outdo |
| he;she;it | would outdo |
| we | would outdo |
| you | would outdo |
| they | would outdo |
Perfect
| I | would have outdone |
| you | would have outdone |
| he;she;it | would have outdone |
| we | would have outdone |
| you | would have outdone |
| they | would have outdone |
Imperative
| you | outdo |
| we | Let's outdo |
| you | outdo |
Verbs similar to 'outdo'
outgo,
out,
outbow,
outbox,
outcon,
outdin,
outdoor,
outen,
outfox,
outrow,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to surpass
- outperform, outrival
- to be better than
- best, better, dwarf, eclipse, exceed, excel, outclass, outmatch, outperform, outrival, outrun, outshadow, outshine, outstrip, outvie, overshadow, pass, put to shame, surpass, top, transcend, trump, upstage
- beat
- top, overdo, exceed, defeat, excel, outdistance, outstrip, surpass
Antonyms
- beat
- stroke, pat, shelter, protect
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *úd
3. Proto-Germanic *ūt
4. Proto-Germanic *ūt-
5. Old English ūt-
6. Middle English ut-
7. English out-
8. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
9. Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁t
10. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
11. Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti
12. Proto-Germanic *dōną
13. Proto-West Germanic *dōn
14. Old English dōn
15. Middle English don
16. English do
17. English outdo
18. From out- + do.
Sample Sentences
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[...] at Washington. And let him not persuade himself (as I once did, to my shame ) that previous tourists have exaggerated its extent. The thing itself is an exaggeration of nastiness, which cannot be outdone.
(American Notes for General Circulation)