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Dictionary: out·shine   (out-shīn') pronunciation

v., -shone (-shōn'), -shin·ing, -shines.

v.tr.
    1. To shine brighter than.
    2. To be more beautiful, splendid, or flamboyant than.
  1. To surpass in obvious excellence; outdo.
v.intr.
To shine forth.


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verb

    To be greater or better than: best, better1, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outstrip, pass, surpass, top, transcend. Informal beat. Idioms: go beyond, go one better. See big/small/amount.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: shine brighter than

Meaning #2: attract more attention and praise than others


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overstråle
v. intr. - skinne, stråle

Nederlands (Dutch)
overschaduwen, overvleugelen, uitblinken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (fig) éclipser
v. intr. - s'éclipser

Deutsch (German)
v. - in den Schatten stellen, heller leuchten als

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επισκιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
eclissare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - brilhar, eclipsar

Русский (Russian)
сиять ярче, превзойти

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - eclipsar, exceder en brillantez
v. intr. - brillar, lucir, resplandecer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överglänsa, lysa starkare än

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
比...更亮, 胜过, 使相形见绌, 放光, 照耀

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 比...更亮, 勝過, 使相形見絀
v. intr. - 放光, 照耀

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 무색하게 하다
v. intr. - ~보다 더 빛나다, ~보다 우수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …よりよく光る, …より優秀である, 輝き出る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفوقه بريقا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עלה על- (ביכולת, הצטיינות וכו'), זהר יותר‬
v. intr. - ‮זהר‬


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