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Outfight means to defeat in fighting or to fight better than. Irregular: outfight-outfought-outfought.
Meanings
- To defeat in combat
- To fight better than
- To surpass in fighting ability
Common Collocations
outfight opponents
outfight and outlast
outfight the enemy
Tip for Learners
Boxing/military: "He outfought the champion." Often paired: "outfight and outlast." Follows pattern of "fight": outfight-outfought-outfought.
Present Simple
| I | outfight |
| you | outfight |
| he/she/it | outfights |
| we | outfight |
| they | outfight |
Examples - Present Simple
- I outfight bigger opponents through technique.
- You outfight your rivals easily.
- She outfights everyone in her weight class.
- We outfight the competition.
- They outfight all challengers.
Present Continuous
| I | am outfighting |
| you | are outfighting |
| he/she/it | is outfighting |
| we | are outfighting |
| they | are outfighting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am outfighting the champion.
- You are outfighting rivals.
- She is outfighting everyone.
- We are outfighting the competition.
- They are outfighting opponents.
Present Perfect
| I | have outfought |
| you | have outfought |
| he/she/it | has outfought |
| we | have outfought |
| they | have outfought |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have outfought the champion.
- You have outfought your rivals.
- She has outfought everyone.
- We have outfought competitors.
- They have outfought all challengers.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been outfighting |
| you | have been outfighting |
| he/she/it | has been outfighting |
| we | have been outfighting |
| they | have been outfighting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been outfighting rivals.
- You have been outfighting opponents.
- She has been outfighting everyone.
- We have been outfighting the field.
- They have been outfighting challengers.
Past Simple
| I | outfought |
| you | outfought |
| he/she/it | outfought |
| we | outfought |
| they | outfought |
Examples - Past Simple
- I outfought the champion.
- You outfought your rival.
- She outfought everyone.
- We outfought the competition.
- They outfought all challengers.
Past Continuous
| I | was outfighting |
| you | were outfighting |
| he/she/it | was outfighting |
| we | were outfighting |
| they | were outfighting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was outfighting everyone.
- You were outfighting rivals.
- She was outfighting opponents.
- We were outfighting competitors.
- They were outfighting challengers.
Past Perfect
| I | had outfought |
| you | had outfought |
| he/she/it | had outfought |
| we | had outfought |
| they | had outfought |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had outfought the champion.
- You had outfought rivals.
- She had outfought everyone.
- We had outfought opponents.
- They had outfought all challengers.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been outfighting |
| you | had been outfighting |
| he/she/it | had been outfighting |
| we | had been outfighting |
| they | had been outfighting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been outfighting rivals.
- You had been outfighting opponents.
- He had been outfighting everyone.
- We had been outfighting the field.
- They had been outfighting constantly.
Future Simple
| I | will outfight |
| you | will outfight |
| he/she/it | will outfight |
| we | will outfight |
| they | will outfight |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will outfight the champion.
- You will outfight rivals.
- She will outfight everyone.
- We will outfight opponents.
- They will outfight all challengers.
Future Continuous
| I | will be outfighting |
| you | will be outfighting |
| he/she/it | will be outfighting |
| we | will be outfighting |
| they | will be outfighting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be outfighting rivals.
- You will be outfighting opponents.
- He will be outfighting everyone.
- We will be outfighting competitors.
- They will be outfighting challengers.
Future Perfect
| I | will have outfought |
| you | will have outfought |
| he/she/it | will have outfought |
| we | will have outfought |
| they | will have outfought |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have outfought everyone.
- You will have outfought rivals.
- She will have outfought opponents.
- We will have outfought the champion.
- They will have outfought all.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been outfighting |
| you | will have been outfighting |
| he/she/it | will have been outfighting |
| we | will have been outfighting |
| they | will have been outfighting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been outfighting rivals.
- You will have been outfighting opponents.
- He will have been outfighting everyone.
- We will have been outfighting the field.
- They will have been outfighting constantly.