outbest en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + best.
Meanings
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(transitive) To be better at something.
Before long, the brothers were outbesting each other, recanting their childhood antics until Drake relaxed.
2013, Pat Simmons, Her Dress:Always the competitor, he usually outbested me in everything we did, but Battle-Cry was his Achilles Heel.
2010, David Mittler, Legacy of Fire:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outbests | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outbested | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outbested | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outbesting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |