outnumberv.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə/, U.S.

/ˌaʊtˈnəmbər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, number n., number v.

Etymology: < out- prefix + either number n. or number v.

transitive. To exceed in number; to number more than.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > be great in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > be greater than in quantity, amount, or degree

surmountc1374

passa1387

exceedc1400

to come over ——a1479

surpassa1555

outstrip1579

top1582

outnumber1598

over-reckona1635

turn1716

overgang1737

overspring1801

rise1838

overvault1851

override1867

better1873

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > make numerous [verb (transitive)] > outnumber

outnumber1598

overcounta1616

overnumber1645

supernumerate1657

outman1694

swamp1818

lead1979

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes If in these rankes the English out-number the Italian, congratulate the copie and varietie of our sweete-mother-toong.

1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 103 Thy Day is come: and may thy ioyes out number Thy minutes that are past, and to ensue.

1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier ii. 211 For their Infantry, which out-numbered ours by 1500, were now at our Mercy.

1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 163 They out numbered us three to one.

1823 J. McHenry Wilderness II. i. 7 As either party considerably out-numbered the force to be attacked, the one which arrived first, was to lose no time in waiting for the other.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xix. 322 He was besieging an army far outnumbering his own.

1922 Sci. Monthly Apr. 356 The males outnumber the females among the Negro population of every northern and western state.

1994 Observer 21 Aug. 5/7 They'll only fight if they have you outnumbered.

Derivatives

outˈnumbering adj. poetic (of a force) that outnumbers another.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > greater number

moOE

moreOE

fele1340

better than1471

outnumbering1796

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc v. 423 Frequent and fierce the garrison repell'd Their far out-numbering foes.

1883 G. H. Calvert Nation's Birth in Threescore 75 And now began those great retreats,—Tokens of his high mastership,—Which the outnumbering war-trained enemy Outwore.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outnumber
释义	outnumberv. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈnəmbər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, number n., number v. Etymology: < out- prefix + either number n. or number v. transitive. To exceed in number; to number more than. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > be great in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > be greater than in quantity, amount, or degree surmountc1374 passa1387 exceedc1400 to come over ——a1479 surpassa1555 outstrip1579 top1582 outnumber1598 over-reckona1635 turn1716 overgang1737 overspring1801 rise1838 overvault1851 override1867 better1873 the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > make numerous [verb (transitive)] > outnumber outnumber1598 overcounta1616 overnumber1645 supernumerate1657 outman1694 swamp1818 lead1979 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes If in these rankes the English out-number the Italian, congratulate the copie and varietie of our sweete-mother-toong. 1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 103 Thy Day is come: and may thy ioyes out number Thy minutes that are past, and to ensue. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier ii. 211 For their Infantry, which out-numbered ours by 1500, were now at our Mercy. 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 163 They out numbered us three to one. 1823 J. McHenry Wilderness II. i. 7 As either party considerably out-numbered the force to be attacked, the one which arrived first, was to lose no time in waiting for the other. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xix. 322 He was besieging an army far outnumbering his own. 1922 Sci. Monthly Apr. 356 The males outnumber the females among the Negro population of every northern and western state. 1994 Observer 21 Aug. 5/7 They'll only fight if they have you outnumbered. Derivatives outˈnumbering adj. poetic (of a force) that outnumbers another. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > greater number moOE moreOE fele1340 better than1471 outnumbering1796 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc v. 423 Frequent and fierce the garrison repell'd Their far out-numbering foes. 1883 G. H. Calvert Nation's Birth in Threescore 75 And now began those great retreats,—Tokens of his high mastership,—Which the outnumbering war-trained enemy Outwore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1598
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