to outnumber
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- verb
- /aʊtˈnʌmbər/
:
superar en número
- Women outnumber men here five to one.
- women outnumber men
- men outnumber women
- females outnumber males
And if they come across chimps from other troops and outnumber them, they will tear them into bits.
- And if they come across chimps from other troops and outnumber them, they will tear them into bits.
- Now, in almost all the Canadian medical schools, women outnumber men in the first medical year.
- And interestingly, for the first time, women actually outnumber men.
- I came out on top but of course I was outnumbered.
- The Italians in both men and guns far outnumbered the Austro Hungarians.
Examples
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Even now they outnumber us four to one.
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Those puny little ants outnumber us a hundred to one.
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And yet, men still outnumber women in Congress by a three to one ratio.
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Now, in almost all the Canadian medical schools, women outnumber men in the first medical year.
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And today, our friends vastly outnumber our enemies.
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In fact, if you count the number of bacteria cells in your gut, you will find that they outnumber the number of cells in your body.
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At the national level, females had been outnumbering males in high school since the late nineteenth century.
Academic text (1995) -
Our classroom observations showed that the male students, despite being vastly outnumbered by females, generally participated more.
Academic text (2012) -
Males outnumbered females in doctoral programs, but females outnumbered males in specialist and master's programs.
Academic text (1994) -
In this city, women outnumber men by a large margin, making it a unique place to live.
Synonyms
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To become faster, better, or larger than another
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Etymology
The word outnumber comes from the prefix out- meaning 'more than' and the word number meaning 'count'. So, to outnumber someone is to 'count' more than them, or to be greater in number.