Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outshine
Participle: outshone; outshined
Gerund: outshining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | outshine |
| you | outshine |
| he;she;it | outshines |
| we | outshine |
| you | outshine |
| they | outshine |
Perfect
| I | have outshone; outshined |
| you | have outshone; outshined |
| he;she;it | has outshone; outshined |
| we | have outshone; outshined |
| you | have outshone; outshined |
| they | have outshone; outshined |
Past
| I | outshone; outshined |
| you | outshone; outshined |
| he;she;it | outshone; outshined |
| we | outshone; outshined |
| you | outshone; outshined |
| they | outshone; outshined |
Pluperfect
| I | had outshone; outshined |
| you | had outshone; outshined |
| he;she;it | had outshone; outshined |
| we | had outshone; outshined |
| you | had outshone; outshined |
| they | had outshone; outshined |
Future
| I | will outshine |
| you | will outshine |
| he;she;it | will outshine |
| we | will outshine |
| you | will outshine |
| they | will outshine |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outshone; outshined |
| you | will have outshone; outshined |
| he;she;it | will have outshone; outshined |
| we | will have outshone; outshined |
| you | will have outshone; outshined |
| they | will have outshone; outshined |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outshine |
| you | outshine |
| he;she;it | outshine |
| we | outshine |
| you | outshine |
| they | outshine |
Perfect
| I | have outshone; outshined |
| you | have outshone; outshined |
| he;she;it | have outshone; outshined |
| we | have outshone; outshined |
| you | have outshone; outshined |
| they | have outshone; outshined |
Imperfect
| I | outshone; outshined |
| you | outshone; outshined |
| he;she;it | outshone; outshined |
| we | outshone; outshined |
| you | outshone; outshined |
| they | outshone; outshined |
Pluperfect
| I | had outshone; outshined |
| you | had outshone; outshined |
| he;she;it | had outshone; outshined |
| we | had outshone; outshined |
| you | had outshone; outshined |
| they | had outshone; outshined |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outshine |
| you | would outshine |
| he;she;it | would outshine |
| we | would outshine |
| you | would outshine |
| they | would outshine |
Perfect
| I | would have outshone; outshined |
| you | would have outshone; outshined |
| he;she;it | would have outshone; outshined |
| we | would have outshone; outshined |
| you | would have outshone; outshined |
| they | would have outshone; outshined |
Imperative
| you | outshine |
| we | Let's outshine |
| you | outshine |
Verbs similar to 'outshine'
out-hike,
outhike,
outhire,
outline,
outshame,
outshape,
outshove,
outsin,
outsing,
outsize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to be better than
- best, better, dwarf, eclipse, exceed, excel, outclass, outdo, outmatch, outperform, outrival, outrun, outshadow, outstrip, outvie, overshadow, pass, put to shame, surpass, top, transcend, trump, upstage
- surpass
- outdo, outplay, pass, top, beat, best, outstrip, exceed
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1596, from out + shine (v.). Fig. sense of "to surpass in splendor or excellence" is from 1612.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *úd
4. Proto-Germanic *ūt
5. Proto-Germanic *ūt-
6. Old English ūt-
7. Middle English ut-
8. English out-
9. English shine
10. English outshine
11. From out- + shine.
Sample Sentences
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Four minutes later Walcott, who until then had been redundant as a lone striker owing to one-star service, was given his first decent pass of the game and duly took his chance to outshine the Senegalese, springing a poorly conceived offside trap to collect Lukas Podolski's ball and stroke a low 15-yard shot past Tim Krul and into the far corner. [2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian:]
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Bright, outshining beams. [c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:]