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Meaning of outfriend | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To befriend or gain more friends than (another)

transitive

Examples

“I suggested that we must scale our values to match a world where millions can “friend,” “unfriend,” and “outfriend” each other with the click of a mouse and gain “followers” in 140 characters or less.”
“Ever since Frankie unintentionally outfriended her, Cleo had been intent on winning back her status. Lala tried to figure out which couple the sponsors would respond to more. It was nearly impossible to decide between the two.”
“While Clinton was outspending him 30 to 1, he was outfriending her by 1,000 to 1.”
“On Facebook, I out-friended cult-leaders and I trended worldwide on Twitter, garnering more followers than a miniskirted supermodel on a steep staircase. My Master Plan fitted the double standards of the mainstream media to a tee.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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