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Definition outnumber in British English

outnumber verb

[transitive] verb
/ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə(r)/
1

if one group outnumbers another, there are more in the first group than in the second

Example

Despite being outnumbered, they managed to fight back bravely.

Example

an area where sheep outnumber humans by twenty to one

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Definition outnumber in British English