outdo
verb (used with object)
to surpass in execution or performance.
outdid
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past tense formof outdo.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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He said at that time that a sandwich intended to compete with Popeye’s was in the works, with “a very large hand-breaded chicken breast” that he suggested outdid rival sandwiches in size.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Sax outdid himself by also designing a trumpet with 13 bells; this instrument, later built by his son Adolphe-Édouard, resembles a brass Hydra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
If this Coachella performance proves anything, it’s that they’ve gone and outdid themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
There’s stiff competition for that position, to be sure, but he outdid himself with this dissent.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
Yet the Tennessee women outdid the Berkeley scientists in one crucial quality: patience.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
