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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

do someone one better en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To do more than somebody asked for or expected.
    • - Could you drive me to the station please? - I'll do you one better and lend you my car keys: you can drive yourself anywhere.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
done someone one better Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
did someone one better Tense=Past lexicographic
doing someone one better Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
does someone one better Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

go one better