Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out-do

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.06 in modern English

Syllables: out---do
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

4

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of outdo.

Example Sentences

"As for their Sleeping, they ſtrive not only to imitate, but alſo to out-do the antient Inhabitants of Capua; for thoſe would not allow their Children any Beds; till they were Married, alledging, that Beds were invented for the Eaſe of Antient and decripid People, not to encourage young Men in their Effœminacy."
"This Englishman should neither out-do him in generosity nor affrontery."
"The Girls were always trying to out-do us, but with the boys around you couldn’t be afraid of a shitty G-reg."

Inflected Forms

out-does (present, singular) out-doing (participle, present) out-did (past) out-done (participle, past)

Questions

What does out-do mean?: Alternative form of outdo.

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