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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 |
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| outmatch |
| outmatch |
| Present |
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| I outmatch |
| you outmatch |
| he/she/it outmatches |
| we outmatch |
| you outmatch |
| they outmatch |
| Preterite |
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| I outmatched |
| you outmatched |
| he/she/it outmatched |
| we outmatched |
| you outmatched |
| they outmatched |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am outmatching |
| you are outmatching |
| he/she/it is outmatching |
| we are outmatching |
| you are outmatching |
| they are outmatching |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have outmatched |
| you have outmatched |
| he/she/it has outmatched |
| we have outmatched |
| you have outmatched |
| they have outmatched |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was outmatching |
| you were outmatching |
| he/she/it was outmatching |
| we were outmatching |
| you were outmatching |
| they were outmatching |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had outmatched |
| you had outmatched |
| he/she/it had outmatched |
| we had outmatched |
| you had outmatched |
| they had outmatched |
| Future |
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| I will outmatch |
| you will outmatch |
| he/she/it will outmatch |
| we will outmatch |
| you will outmatch |
| they will outmatch |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would outmatch |
| you would outmatch |
| he/she/it would outmatch |
| we would outmatch |
| you would outmatch |
| they would outmatch |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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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Verb 1. 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 outdo">outdo, outgo, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount
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
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"
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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