outclass

out·class

(out-klăs′)

tr.v. out·classed, out·class·ing, out·class·es

To surpass decisively, so as to appear of a higher class.

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outclass

(ˌaʊtˈklɑːs)

vb (tr)

1. to surpass in class, quality, etc

2. to defeat easily

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out•class

(ˌaʊtˈklæs, -ˈklɑs)

v.t.

to surpass in excellence; be superior to: She outclassed her teammates.

[1865–70]

outclass

Past participle: outclassed
Gerund: outclassing

Imperative
outclass
outclass

Present
I outclass
you outclass
he/she/it outclasses
we outclass
you outclass
they outclass

Preterite
I outclassed
you outclassed
he/she/it outclassed
we outclassed
you outclassed
they outclassed

Present Continuous
I am outclassing
you are outclassing
he/she/it is outclassing
we are outclassing
you are outclassing
they are outclassing

Present Perfect
I have outclassed
you have outclassed
he/she/it has outclassed
we have outclassed
you have outclassed
they have outclassed

Past Continuous
I was outclassing
you were outclassing
he/she/it was outclassing
we were outclassing
you were outclassing
they were outclassing

Past Perfect
I had outclassed
you had outclassed
he/she/it had outclassed
we had outclassed
you had outclassed
they had outclassed

Future
I will outclass
you will outclass
he/she/it will outclass
we will outclass
you will outclass
they will outclass

Future Perfect
I will have outclassed
you will have outclassed
he/she/it will have outclassed
we will have outclassed
you will have outclassed
they will have outclassed

Future Continuous
I will be outclassing
you will be outclassing
he/she/it will be outclassing
we will be outclassing
you will be outclassing
they will be outclassing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been outclassing
you have been outclassing
he/she/it has been outclassing
we have been outclassing
you have been outclassing
they have been outclassing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been outclassing
you will have been outclassing
he/she/it will have been outclassing
we will have been outclassing
you will have been outclassing
they will have been outclassing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been outclassing
you had been outclassing
he/she/it had been outclassing
we had been outclassing
you had been outclassing
they had been outclassing

Conditional
I would outclass
you would outclass
he/she/it would outclass
we would outclass
you would outclass
they would outclass

Past Conditional
I would have outclassed
you would have outclassed
he/she/it would have outclassed
we would have outclassed
you would have outclassed
they would have outclassed

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Verb

outclass - cause to appear in a lower class; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati"

athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"

outclass

verb surpass, top, beat, cap (informal), exceed, eclipse, overshadow, excel, transcend, outstrip, outdo, outshine, leave standing (informal), tower above, go one better than (informal), be a cut above (informal), run rings around (informal), outdistance, outrank, put in the shade, leave or put in the shade This story outclasses anything written by his contemporaries.

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Translations

superar

dominer surclasser surmonter

surclassare

outclass

[aʊtˈklɑːs] VT → aventajar a, superar

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outclass

[ˌaʊtˈklɑːs] vt → surclasser
to be outclassed → être surclassé

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outclass

vt → voraus or überlegen sein (+dat), → in den Schatten stellen

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outclass

[ˌaʊtˈklɑːs] vt → surclassare

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