outbid
verb (used with object)
to outdo in bidding; make a higher bid than (another bidder).
had outbidden
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past perfectof outbid.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When Phillips heard that Johnson had outbidden him, he described the offer as 'monstrous,' and that it was 'inspired by a spirit of revenge.'
From George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends by Clement King Shorter
