OUTNUMBER

outnumber

(verb) be larger in number

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outnumber (third-person singular simple present outnumbers, present participle outnumbering, simple past and past participle outnumbered)

(transitive, stative) to be more in number than somebody or something.

Source: Wiktionary


Out*num"ber, v. t.

Definition: To exceed in number.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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