outdoout‧do /aʊtˈduː/ verb (past tense outdid /-ˈdɪd/, past participle outdone /-ˈdʌn/, third person singular outdoes /-ˈdʌz/) [transitive] 
Verb Table Examples
When it comes to speed of response, a small firm can outdo a big company.outdo somebody in something skaters trying to outdo each other in grace and speed2not to be outdone in order not to let someone else do better or seem better than you: Not to be outdone, other computer manufacturers are also donating machines to schools.
Verb TableVERB TABLE
outdo
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | outdo |
| he, she, it | outdoes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | outdid |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have outdone |
| he, she, it | has outdone | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had outdone |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will outdo |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have outdone |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am outdoing |
| he, she, it | is outdoing | |
| you, we, they | are outdoing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was outdoing |
| you, we, they | were outdoing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been outdoing |
| he, she, it | has been outdoing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been outdoing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be outdoing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been outdoing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Each state seems to be trying to outdo its neighbors in cutting health services.
- Kids always try to outdo each other in attracting the teacher's attention.
- Kwan outdid Bobek to win the finals.
- Not to be outdone, Stern went on television and made a speech of his own.
- The Canadian hockey team has outdone all its rivals.
- The singer outdid himself at the festival, singing for almost three hours to noisy applause.
- Western Europe and Japan managed to outdo their American competitors in some economic areas.
- Bob Dole, the front-runner, was not to be outdone.
- Deane, the husband of the youngest Dodson sister, may outdo them all.
- Every clansman was determined to outdo the Campbells in display, and looked to his finery.
- It was the beneficent by-product of competition between companies, each trying to outdo its rivals in visible splendour and architectural might.
- Not to be outdone, Kim put through a new constitution in the North, also without objection or dissent.
- When my brother donated his bicycle to the large scrap drive, I donated our swing set to outdo him.
Longman Language Activatorto reach a higher standard than someone or something else► do better
Collocations · 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 do something skilfully or carefully► do (something) well · Don't worry about the test - I'm sure you'll do well.· She enjoys her job and does it very well.· If a firm does a job well, we use them again.
► do a good job especially spoken to do something well, especially a job that you have been asked to do: · You can always rely on Brian to do a good job.· You're doing a good job there, Sally. I don't know what we'd do without you.do a good job of doing something: · They did a really good job of decorating my bathroom.
► make a good job of British to do something well, especially a piece of practical work, so that it looks good or works well: · The hairdresser made a good job of your hair. It looks lovely.· We've just had a new heating system installed, but unfortunately they didn't make a very good job of it.
► excel to do something much better than most other people, especially because you have a natural ability to do it well: · I didn't exactly excel academically and I left school as soon as I had the chance.excel at/in: · He played cricket for Middlesex but it was football that he really excelled at.· Many parents put too much pressure on their children to excel in school.excel yourself British (=do even better than usual): · Costner has excelled himself in this movie - definitely his best performance yet.
► outdo to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something: · The Canadian hockey team has outdone all its rivals.outdo somebody in something: · Each state seems to be trying to outdo its neighbors in cutting health services.outdo yourself (=do even better than usual): · The singer outdid himself at the festival, singing for almost three hours to noisy applause.not to be outdone (=so that no one else does better than you): · Not to be outdone, Stern went on television and made a speech of his own.
► distinguish yourself to do something very well, so that people notice you, praise you, and remember you: · Bradley has distinguished himself as the top scorer on the team.· After joining the newspaper, she quickly distinguished herself with a series of hard-hitting exposés.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► try
Phrases· After they did this four more times I decided to try to outdo them, and got a sheet of glass ready.· Each regiment tried to outdo all others in its appearance and its marching.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► not to be outdone
Word family- Not to be outdone by the girls, the boys' team also won its second team title.
- Although only fragments remain, Dunseverick manages not to be outdone in the legend stakes.
- Bob Dole, the front-runner, was not to be outdone.
- King Charles, not to be outdone, then made the abandoned wife a duchess, the title to die with her.
- The Tramroad Company, not to be outdone, illuminated some of their own cars both inside and out.
WORD FAMILYverbdooutdooverdoredoundonoundeed ≠ misdeeddodoingadjectivedoneoverdoneundone
1to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something: When it comes to speed of response, a small firm can outdo a big company.outdo somebody in something skaters trying to outdo each other in grace and speed2not to be outdone in order not to let someone else do better or seem better than you: Not to be outdone, other computer manufacturers are also donating machines to schools.