overperform

ˌəʊvəpəˈfɔːm

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of overperform - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

exceed expectations

intr.

perform better than expected or required

intr.

The new software overperformed during the testing phase.

exceed

surpass

outperform others

tr./intr.

achieve better results than others

tr./intr.

The athlete overperformed and won the gold medal.

outdo

outperform

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Origin of overperform

English, over (excessively) + perform (to carry out)

Examples of overperform in a sentence

Our sales team overperformed this quarter.
The new software overperformed in all benchmark tests.
Despite the odds, the startup overperformed in its first year.

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French:surpasser, ...
German:die Erwartungen übertreffen, übertreffen, ...
Italian:superare le aspettative, superare, ...
Spanish:superar las expectativas, sobresalir, ...
Portuguese:superar as expectativas, superar, ...
Chinese:超常发挥, 表现优于他人, ...
Japanese:期待以上のパフォーマンスをする, 他より優れた成績を収める, ...
Arabic:تَفَوَّقَ عَلَى التَّوَقُّعَاتِ, تَفَوَّقَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַצְטַיֵּן, לְהִתְעַלּוֹת עַל אֲחֵרִים, ...
Russian:превзойти ожидания, превзойти других, ...
Ukrainian:перевершити очікування, перевершити інших, ...
Hindi:उम्मीद से बेहतर प्रदर्शन करना, दूसरों से बेहतर प्रदर्शन करना, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যাশার চেয়ে ভালো করা, অন্যদের ছাড়িয়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:superar les expectatives, superar, ...
Czech:překonat, dosahovat nadprůměrných výsledků, ...
Danish:præstere bedre end forventet, overpræstere, ...
Dutch:beter presteren dan verwacht, beter presteren dan anderen, ...
Greek:ξεπερνώ τις προσδοκίες, υπερτερώ, ...
Hungarian:túlteljesíteni, túlszárnyalni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើបានលើសការរំពឹងទុក, ធ្វើបានល្អជាងអ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:기대 이상으로 수행하다, 다른 사람들보다 잘하다, ...
Persian:فراتر از انتظار عمل کردن, پیشی گرفتن, ...
Polish:przewyższać oczekiwania, przewyższać innych, ...
Portuguese (BR):superar, ...
Romanian:a depăși așteptările, a performa mai bine decât alții, ...
Swedish:prestera bättre än väntat, prestera bättre än andra, ...
Thai:ทำได้เกินคาด, ทำได้ดีกว่าคนอื่น, ...
Turkish:beklentileri aşmak, başkalarını geçmek, ...
Vietnamese:vượt mong đợi, vượt hơn, ...

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