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Definition of outperform verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outperform

verb
 
/ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːm/
 
/ˌaʊtpərˈfɔːrm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they outperform
 
/ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːm/
 
/ˌaʊtpərˈfɔːrm/
he / she / it outperforms
 
/ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːmz/
 
/ˌaʊtpərˈfɔːrmz/
past simple outperformed
 
/ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːmd/
 
/ˌaʊtpərˈfɔːrmd/
past participle outperformed
 
/ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːmd/
 
/ˌaʊtpərˈfɔːrmd/
-ing form outperforming
 
/ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːmɪŋ/
 
/ˌaʊtpərˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
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  1. outperform somebody/something to achieve better results than somebody/something
    • The company has consistently outperformed its larger rivals.
    Topics Successc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOutperform is used with these nouns as the object:
    • competition
    • competitor
    • market
    See full entry
See outperform in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
previously
adverb
 
 
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