outlisten

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verb

To listen better than.

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Meanings

verboutlisten (third-person singular simple present outlistens, present participle outlistening, simple past and past participle outlistened)

present singular third person outlistens · participle present outlistening · participle past outlistened · past outlistened

  1. transitiveTo listen better than.

    You've outlistened me.

    2014, Ken Willidau, Clothes Really Do Make the Man: My Life as a Fashion Victim, page 118
    1 more example

    Deflate arguing by outlistening the other person.

    1984, United States Marine Corps, User's Guide to Marine Corps Leadership, page 5

Origin

From out- + listen.

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Cite this entry
APA

outlisten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlisten

MLA

“outlisten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlisten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outlisten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlisten.

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