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1 outdo
not to be outdone [by somebody] — um nicht zurückzustehen [hinter jemandem]
* * *past tense - outdid; verb(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) übertreffen* * *out·ˈdo<-did, -done>vt▪ to \outdo sb jdn übertreffen [o ausstechen]Pat was wearing an outrageous dress, so not to be outdone, I put on my bright red suit Pat trug ein sehr gewagtes Kleid, und um mithalten zu können, zog ich meinen knallroten Anzug an* * *["aʊt'duː] pret outdid ["aʊt'dɪd] ptp outdone ["aʊt'dʌn]vtübertreffen, überragen, überbieten (sb in sth jdn an etw dat)he can outdo him in every sport — er ist ihm in jeder Sportart überlegen
but Jimmy was not to be outdone — aber Jimmy wollte da nicht zurückstehen
* * *outdo v/t irroutdo o.s. sich selbst übertreffen;he is not to be outdone in efficiency er ist an Tüchtigkeit nicht zu übertreffen;2. schlagen, besiegen ( beide:in in dat)* * *not to be outdone [by somebody] — um nicht zurückzustehen [hinter jemandem]
* * *expr.ausstechen ausdr.zuvortun ausdr.übertreffen ausdr. -
2 outdo
out·'do <-did, -done> [ˌaʊtʼdu:] vtto \outdo sb jdn übertreffen [o ausstechen];Pat was wearing an outrageous dress, so not to be outdone, I put on my bright red suit Pat trug ein sehr gewagtes Kleid, und um mithalten zu können, zog ich meinen knallroten Anzug an
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outdone — adj. defeated. Syn: bested. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Outdone — Outdo Out*do (out*d[=oo] ), v. t. [imp. {Outdid} (out*d[i^]d ); p. p. {Outdone} (out*d[u^]n ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outdoing}.] To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. [1913 Webster] An imposture outdoes the original. L Estrange. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outdone — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from past participle of outdo chiefly South & Midland : provoked, vexed grumbled and … pretended to be greatly outdone with me R.P.Warren * * * outdone UK [ˌaʊtˈdʌn] US [aʊtˈdʌn] … Useful english dictionary
outdone — Synonyms and related words: all up with, beat, beaten, bested, confounded, defeated, discomfited, done for, done in, down, fallen, fixed, floored, hors de combat, lambasted, lathered, licked, on the skids, overborne, overcome, overmastered,… … Moby Thesaurus
outdone — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. surpassed, defeated, bettered, improved upon; see beaten 1 … English dictionary for students
outdone — adj. was surpassed; was excelled ,out do || ‚aÊŠt duË v. surpass, excel … English contemporary dictionary
outdone — out·done … English syllables
outdone — UK [ˌaʊtˈdʌn] / US [aʊtˈdʌn] outdo … English dictionary
not to be outdone — phrase used for saying that someone is trying to prove that they can do something as well as or better than someone else John offered me a drink and, not to be outdone, Jake found me a chair. Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress… … Useful english dictionary
not to be outdone — used for saying that someone is trying to prove that they can do something as well as or better than someone else John offered me a drink and, not to be outdone, Jake found me a chair … English dictionary
outdo — [[t]a͟ʊtdu͟ː[/t]] outdoes, outdoing, outdid, outdone 1) VERB If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity. [V n] It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were... [V n] Both… … English dictionary
