outdo
verb (used with object)
to surpass in execution or performance.
has outdone
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present perfectof outdo (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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China, with a large and growing supply of scientists and engineers, has outdone all of these countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
She also included a BBC News Instagram post quoting the Daily Telegraph's Ed Power, who wrote: "Ryan Murphy is the high priest of tacky tasteless television, and this year he has outdone himself."
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
Founded just 28 years ago in southern China, BYD has outdone rivals in electric vehicles by employing a high level of vertical integration, developing and manufacturing batteries and other key components on its own.
From Reuters ● May 17, 2023
The reviews were enthusiastic — “Choreographically, he has outdone himself here,” Anna Kisselgoff wrote in The New York Times — as were audiences.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2023
Perhaps, he thinks, he has outdone even himself.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
