"outshine" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /aʊtˈʃaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-outshine.wav [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: outshines [present, singular, third-person], outshining [participle, present], outshone [participle, past], outshone [past], outshined [participle, past], outshined [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: out- + shine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|shine}} out- + shine Head templates: {{en-verb|outshines|outshining|outshone|past2=outshined}} outshine (third-person singular simple present outshines, present participle outshining, simple past and past participle outshone or outshined)
  1. To shine brighter than something else Translations (to shine brighter than something else): überstrahlen (German), überleuchten (German)
    Sense id: en-outshine-en-verb-v0zseO9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 11 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 34 30 36 Disambiguation of 'to shine brighter than something else': 93 0 7
  2. To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner Translations (to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner): dépasser (French), überstrahlen (German), überleuchten (German), überragen (German), übertreffen (German), eklipsar (Ido), eclissare (Italian), överglänsa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-outshine-en-verb-27x7bpsk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 34 30 36 Disambiguation of 'to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner': 0 100 0
  3. (literary) To shine forth. Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-outshine-en-verb-jZn878Cw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 34 30 36

Inflected forms

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