outdoes

Outdoes is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb outdo. To outdo someone or something means to surpass or exceed them, often by delivering a better performance, achieving more, or producing a superior result. The verb is transitive and takes a direct object: for example, "The team outdoes its rivals in every game" or "The new model outdoes the old one in efficiency."

From the prefix out- meaning beyond or surpassing, attached to do. The full verb paradigm is: to outdo (infinitive), he/she/it outdoes (present), he/she/it outdid (past), outdoing (present participle), and outdone (past participle). The phrase "outdo oneself" means to surpass one's own prior performance.

Usage notes: Outdo is commonly used in sports, competition, business, arts, and criticism. It carries a sense of relative performance rather than absolute quality; context determines whether the comparison is favorable. It can express deliberate effort to surpass others or to exceed expectations, and it appears in both formal and informal writing.

Examples: "She outdoes the competition with a record-breaking time." "The software update outdoes its predecessor in speed and reliability." "He outdid himself by finishing the project three days early."