Meanings
verboutserve (third-person singular simple present outserves, present participle outserving, simple past and past participle outserved)
present singular third person outserves · participle present outserving · participle past outserved · past outserved
- transitiveTo serve more or better than.
Even the National Provincial Bank, the Company's bankers, believed that he had outserved his time.
2006, William Roger Louis, Ends of British imperialism, page 7631 more example
Because if Venus wants it, you can’t outhit her, you can’t outserve her, and she and Serena, when they return serves, it’s just unbelievable.
2007 July 5, John Branch, “Venus Ousts Sharapova; Serena Falls to Henin”, in New York Times
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APA
outserve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outserve
MLA
“outserve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outserve. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outserve,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outserve.
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