out|sold /aʊ tsoʊ ld/ Outsold is the past tense and past participle of outsell .
out|source /aʊ tsɔː r s/ (outsources , outsourcing , outsourced ) VERB If a company outsources work or things, it pays workers from outside the company to do the work or supply the things. [BUSINESS ] □ [V n] Increasingly, corporate clients are seeking to outsource the management of their facilities. [Also V ] ● out|sourc|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ I do not favour outsourcing of tasks such as hospital cleaning.
out|spo|ken /aʊ tspoʊ kən/ ADJ Someone who is outspoken gives their opinions about things openly and honestly, even if they are likely to shock or offend people. □ [+ in ] Some church leaders have been outspoken in their support for political reform in Kenya. ● out|spo|ken|ness N‑UNCOUNT □ His outspokenness has ensured that he has at least one senior enemy within the BBC hierarchy.
out|stand|ing ◆◇◇ /aʊ tstæ nd I ŋ/
1 ADJ If you describe someone or something as outstanding , you think that they are very remarkable and impressive. □ Derartu is an outstanding athlete and deserved to win. □ …an area of outstanding natural beauty.
2 ADJ Money that is outstanding has not yet been paid and is still owed to someone. □ You have to pay your outstanding bill before joining the scheme.
3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Outstanding issues or problems have not yet been resolved. □ We still have some outstanding issues to resolve.
4 ADJ Outstanding means very important or obvious. □ The company is an outstanding example of a small business that grew into a big one. SYNONYMS outstanding ADJ 1
remarkable: It was a remarkable achievement.
extraordinary: Rozhdestvensky is an extraordinary musician.
exceptionaclass="underline" …children with exceptional ability.
out|stand|ing|ly /aʊ tstæ nd I ŋli/ ADV [ADV adj/adv] You use outstandingly to emphasize how good, or occasionally how bad, something is. [EMPHASIS ] □ Salzburg is an outstandingly beautiful place to visit.
out|stay /aʊ tste I / (outstays , outstaying , outstayed ) to outstay your welcome → see welcome
out|stretched /aʊ tstre tʃt/ ADJ If a part of the body of a person or animal is outstretched , it is stretched out as far as possible. □ She came to Anna her arms outstretched.
out|strip /aʊ tstr I p/ (outstrips , outstripping , outstripped ) VERB If one thing outstrips another, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing. □ [V n] In 1989 and 1990, demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third.
ou t-take (out-takes ) also outtake N‑COUNT An out-take is a piece of film or a song that is not in the final version of a programme, film, or record, for example because it contains a mistake.
ou t-there ADJ Someone or something that is out-there is very extreme or unusual. [INFORMAL ] □ It takes a certain type of person to carry off the more out-there looks.
ou t tray (out trays ) also out-tray N‑COUNT An out tray is a shallow container used in offices to put letters and documents in when they have been dealt with and are ready to be sent somewhere else. Compare in tray .
out|vote /aʊ tvoʊ t/ (outvotes , outvoting , outvoted ) VERB If you are outvoted , more people vote against what you are suggesting than vote for it, so that your suggestion is defeated. □ [be V -ed] I didn't want to sell, but was outvoted by my half-siblings. □ [V n] Twice his colleagues have outvoted him.
out|ward /aʊ twə r d/
1 ADJ [ADJ n] An outward journey is a journey that you make away from a place that you are intending to return to later. □ Tickets must be bought seven days in advance, with outward and return journey dates specified.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] The outward feelings, qualities, or attitudes of someone or something are the ones they appear to have rather than the ones that they actually have. □ In spite of my outward calm, I was very shaken. □ What the military rulers have done is to restore the outward appearance of order.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] The outward features of something are the ones that you can see from the outside. □ Mark was lying unconscious but with no outward sign of injury.
4 → see also outwards
out|ward|ly /aʊ twə r dli/ ADV [ADV adj/adv] You use outwardly to indicate the feelings or qualities that a person or situation may appear to have, rather than the ones that they actually have. □ They may feel tired and though outwardly calm, can be irritable. □ Outwardly, little seems to have changed.
out|wards /aʊ twə r dz/ also outward
1 ADV [ADV after v] If something moves or faces outwards , it moves or faces away from the place you are in or the place you are talking about. □ The top door opened outwards.
2 ADV [ADV after v] If you say that a person or a group of people, such as a government, looks outwards , you mean that they turn their attention to another group that they are interested in or would like greater involvement with. □ Other poor countries looked outward, strengthening their ties to the economic superpowers.
out|weigh /aʊ twe I / (outweighs , outweighing , outweighed ) VERB If one thing outweighs another, the first thing is of greater importance, benefit, or significance than the second thing. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] The advantages of this deal largely outweigh the disadvantages.
out|wit /aʊ tw I t/ (outwits , outwitting , outwitted ) VERB If you outwit someone, you use your intelligence or a clever trick to defeat them or to gain an advantage over them. □ [V n] To win the presidency, he had first to outwit his rivals within the Socialist Party.