Take longer to tell than the others (9)
I believe the answer is:
outnumber
'take' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with fundamental existence as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for outnumber that I've seen before include "Exceed numerically" , "Be in the majority" , "Exceed in total of persons" , "Be more numerous than" , "Exceed in figures" .)