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outdoes

/ˌaʊtˈdʌz/

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

Examples :

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

Related Words

Illustration younger

younger adjective

/ˈjʌŋɡə/ /ˈjʌŋɡɚ/

In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

"a lamb is a young sheep;  these picture books are for young readers"

Illustration scores

scores noun

/skɔɹz/ /skɔːz/

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 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 perfect

perfect noun

/ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /ˈpɝfɪkt/ /pəˈfɛkt/ /pɚˈfɛkt/

(grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

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 test

test noun

/test/

A challenge, trial.

"The difficult exam was a real test of her knowledge. "

Illustration gets

gets noun

/ɡɛts/

Offspring.

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

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"