verb (comparative) · neutral

outnumber + noun

Band 6-7task1speaking

to be greater in number than another group

Examples

“Female students outnumber male students in this department.”

“In rural areas, children outnumber the elderly in some regions.”

“New voters outnumber those who voted previously.”

Band 8 sentence

“In the recent intake, international students outnumber domestic students for the first time.”

Collocations

  • outnumber + object (people/groups)

Common mistakes

is outnumbered by→outnumber

outnumbered→outnumber

Say it for a higher band

5be more than→6be more numerous than→7+outnumber

Synonyms

be more numerous than

Easily confused

exceed

“Women outnumber men in this course.”

Related words

the extent to which + clauseas + adjective + asA + adjective + -er + than Bby contrast, + clausemore + adjective + thannot as/so + adjective + asthe + superlative + (noun)the ratio of + A + to + B

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