outsang

The small bird outsang all the others in the forest.

Definition

1. Verb (past tense of ):
   • To sing better or louder than someone else: "outsang" means to surpass another person in singing ability, volume, or quality.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • In the choir competition, she outsang all her rivals with her powerful voice. (She sang better or louder than everyone else.)
  • The lead vocalist outsang the backup singers during the concert. (He performed more impressively than the other singers.)
  • Despite his nerves, he outsang the professional opera star. (He surpassed the expert in singing skill.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be outsung": the passive form, meaning to be defeated in singing.
  • The amateur was outsung by the trained performer. (The amateur was sung better by the trained one.)

Variants and Related Words

• Outsing (verb, base form): to sing better or louder than.

  • She can outsing anyone in the school. (She can sing better than any other student.)

• Outsung (past participle): the form used in perfect tenses.

  • He has outsung every competitor in the contest. (He has surpassed all others in singing.)

Synonyms

• Surpass in singing: to exceed in vocal performance.
• Outperform vocally: to do better in singing.
• Outshine: to be more impressive than, often in performance.

Related Idioms

• Sing someone off the stage: to perform so well that another performer is overshadowed.
  • She outsang him so thoroughly that she sang him off the stage. (She defeated him decisively in a singing contest.)

Phrasal Verbs

• None directly related to "outsang" as a single word; however, "sing out" (to sing loudly) is a related phrasal verb.
  • She was told to sing out so everyone could hear. (To sing with more volume.)