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out·match

 (out-măch′)
tr.v. out·matched, out·match·ing, out·match·es
To prove greater or better than; surpass.
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outmatch

(aʊtˈmætʃ)
vb (tr)
(esp of a sports player or team) to surpass or perform better than
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out•match

(ˌaʊtˈmætʃ)

v.t.
to be superior to; surpass; outdo.
[1595–1605]
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outmatch


Past participle: outmatched
Gerund: outmatching

Imperative
outmatch
outmatch
Present
I outmatch
you outmatch
he/she/it outmatches
we outmatch
you outmatch
they outmatch
Preterite
I outmatched
you outmatched
he/she/it outmatched
we outmatched
you outmatched
they outmatched
Present Continuous
I am outmatching
you are outmatching
he/she/it is outmatching
we are outmatching
you are outmatching
they are outmatching
Present Perfect
I have outmatched
you have outmatched
he/she/it has outmatched
we have outmatched
you have outmatched
they have outmatched
Past Continuous
I was outmatching
you were outmatching
he/she/it was outmatching
we were outmatching
you were outmatching
they were outmatching
Past Perfect
I had outmatched
you had outmatched
he/she/it had outmatched
we had outmatched
you had outmatched
they had outmatched
Future
I will outmatch
you will outmatch
he/she/it will outmatch
we will outmatch
you will outmatch
they will outmatch
Future Perfect
I will have outmatched
you will have outmatched
he/she/it will have outmatched
we will have outmatched
you will have outmatched
they will have outmatched
Future Continuous
I will be outmatching
you will be outmatching
he/she/it will be outmatching
we will be outmatching
you will be outmatching
they will be outmatching
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been outmatching
you have been outmatching
he/she/it has been outmatching
we have been outmatching
you have been outmatching
they have been outmatching
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been outmatching
you will have been outmatching
he/she/it will have been outmatching
we will have been outmatching
you will have been outmatching
they will have been outmatching
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been outmatching
you had been outmatching
he/she/it had been outmatching
we had been outmatching
you had been outmatching
they had been outmatching
Conditional
I would outmatch
you would outmatch
he/she/it would outmatch
we would outmatch
you would outmatch
they would outmatch
Past Conditional
I would have outmatched
you would have outmatched
he/she/it would have outmatched
we would have outmatched
you would have outmatched
they would have outmatched
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.outmatch - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
outgrow - grow faster than
outcry, outshout - shout louder than
outroar - roar louder than
outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet"
outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight
outsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues"
outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"
outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"
better, break - surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
outrange - have a greater range than (another gun)
outweigh - be heavier than
outbrave - be braver than
out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil
outfox - outdo someone in trickery
shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin
outmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!"
outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
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outmatch

verb
To be greater or better than:
Informal: beat.
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Translations

outmatch

[aʊtˈmætʃ] VTsuperar, aventajar
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