Meanings
verboutfight (third-person singular simple present outfights, present participle outfighting, simple past and past participle outfought)
present singular third person outfights · participle present outfighting · participle past outfought · past outfought
- To fight or battle better than.
Ferguson, perhaps recalling how United had been comprehensively outfought in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last season, opted for a side with a more pragmatic look with Phil Jones moved into a midfield role.
2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt-
- Old Englishūt-
- Middle Englishut-
- Englishout-
- Englishfight
- Englishoutfight
Cite this entry
APA
outfight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outfight
MLA
“outfight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outfight. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outfight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outfight.
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