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outdo

/aʊtˈdu/

Meanings
verb
To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.

Examples :

"My sister always outdoes me in math class; she gets the highest score every time. "
achievement action ability

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Illustration outdoes

outdoes verb

/ˌaʊtˈdʌz/

To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.

"My younger sister always outdoes me in math; she gets perfect scores on every test! "

Illustration class

class noun

/klas/ /kleəs/

A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

"Often used to imply membership of a large class."

Illustration beyond

beyond noun

/biˈjɒnd/ /biˈjɑnd/

The unknown.

"The teacher encouraged the students to explore the beyond of current knowledge in science. "

Illustration surpass

surpass verb

/sɚˈpæs/

To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.

"The student's performance on the test surpassed all expectations. "

Illustration math

math noun

/mɑːθ/ /mæθ/ /mɑːt/

A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.

"The farmer's math of the hay field was impressive—he collected a large amount. "

Illustration always

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Illustration excel

excel verb

/ɪkˈsɛl/

To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.

"I excelled everyone else with my exam results."

Illustration sister

sister noun

/ˈsɪs.tə/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

Illustration score

score noun

/skɔː/ /skɔɹ/

The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.

"The player with the highest score is the winner."

Illustration gets

gets noun

/ɡɛts/

Offspring.

"The farmer was proud of his cow's latest gets, two healthy and strong calves. "

Illustration highest

highest adjective

/ˈhaɪ.ɪst/

Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.

"The balloon rose high in the sky.   The wall was high.   a high mountain"

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"