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outclassout‧class /aʊtˈklɑːs $ -ˈklæs/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEoutclass |
Present | I, you, we, they | outclass | | he, she, it | outclasses | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | outclassed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have outclassed | | he, she, it | has outclassed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had outclassed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will outclass | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have outclassed |
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Present | I | am outclassing | | he, she, it | is outclassing | | you, we, they | are outclassing | Past | I, he, she, it | was outclassing | | you, we, they | were outclassing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been outclassing | | he, she, it | has been outclassing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been outclassing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be outclassing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been outclassing |
- De Niro gives a brilliant performance, completely outclassing the other members of the cast.
- For the third time this season, Celtic outclassed their local rivals, Rangers, last night.
- There's never been a jet engine to outclass the Rolls Royce Avon.
- But there is one area where the Steelers totally outclass the Cowboys and that is the owners' box.
- If you get the right results on your farm, they can't be outclassed.
- Lewis not only totally outclassed management, he totally outclassed the market.
- Only at the end of the nineteenth century were they outclassed by steamships.
- Swank is powerful, but I think she is matched, and perhaps even subtly outclassed, by Sevigny.
- This still outclasses the results of most of the world's airlines, which collectively lost billions.
- We got good reviews in every paper ... everyone saying how we outclassed them.
to reach a higher standard than someone or something else► do better · The British champion has completed the course in three minutes -- let's see if his Canadian rival can do better.do better than · If you are saving 5 percent of your income each year, you're doing better than most people.· Harris argued that the economy is doing better than it was five years ago. ► outdo to do better than someone you are competing with, especially because you want to prove that you are better: · Kids always try to outdo each other in attracting the teacher's attention.· Western Europe and Japan managed to outdo their American competitors in some economic areas. ► outshine written to be clearly more attractive, popular, or skilful than someone else: · The young Japanese violinist outshone every other musician at the concert.· Kelly was outstanding and outshone every other player on the field. ► outclass to perform with much greater skill or success than someone or something else: · For the third time this season, Celtic outclassed their local rivals, Rangers, last night.· There's never been a jet engine to outclass the Rolls Royce Avon. ► outstrip to do very much better than someone or something else, especially when the person or thing you are competing with used to be of the same standard: · The new magazine's circulation of 210,000 outstrips that of all of its closest competitors.· Girls are now outstripping boys in all school subjects. ► overtake to develop or increase more quickly than someone or something else and become bigger, better, or more advanced than them: · The Clippers played better in the second half but couldn't overtake the Rockets and lost by eight points.· Some are predicting that India could overtake China as the world's most populous country before 2050. to be or do something much better than someone or something else: He won his next race, completely outclassing his rivals. |