outdo
verb (used with object)
to surpass in execution or performance.
have outdone
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present perfectof outdo.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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America’s elite corporations have outdone her, by a wide margin — and they’re not creatures of myth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
"Those lips have outdone Jagger, they're the most famous lips in the world."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023
Few recent days have outdone Friday for sheer meteorological theatricality, with the elements enough in evidence to make us possibly recall “Twelfth Night” and the refrain “Hey, Ho, the wind and the rain.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
“You have outdone yourself, Lucy. This is amazing,” he said to the camera.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
“And two rhymes this time! Penny old girl, you have outdone yourself.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
