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out·wit
(out-wĭt′)tr.v. out·wit·ted, out·wit·ting, out·wits
To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart: To win at chess, you must outwit your opponent.
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outwit
(ˌaʊtˈwɪt)vb (tr) , -wits, -witting or -witted
1. to get the better of by cunning or ingenuity
2. archaic to be of greater intelligence than
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out•wit
(ˌaʊtˈwɪt)v.t. -wit•ted, -wit•ting.
1. to get the better of by superior cleverness.
2. Archaic. to surpass in wisdom.
[1645–55]
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outwit
Past participle: outwitted
Gerund: outwitting
| Imperative |
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| outwit |
| outwit |
| Present |
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| I outwit |
| you outwit |
| he/she/it outwits |
| we outwit |
| you outwit |
| they outwit |
| Preterite |
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| I outwitted |
| you outwitted |
| he/she/it outwitted |
| we outwitted |
| you outwitted |
| they outwitted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am outwitting |
| you are outwitting |
| he/she/it is outwitting |
| we are outwitting |
| you are outwitting |
| they are outwitting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have outwitted |
| you have outwitted |
| he/she/it has outwitted |
| we have outwitted |
| you have outwitted |
| they have outwitted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was outwitting |
| you were outwitting |
| he/she/it was outwitting |
| we were outwitting |
| you were outwitting |
| they were outwitting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had outwitted |
| you had outwitted |
| he/she/it had outwitted |
| we had outwitted |
| you had outwitted |
| they had outwitted |
| Future |
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| I will outwit |
| you will outwit |
| he/she/it will outwit |
| we will outwit |
| you will outwit |
| they will outwit |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have outwitted |
| you will have outwitted |
| he/she/it will have outwitted |
| we will have outwitted |
| you will have outwitted |
| they will have outwitted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be outwitting |
| you will be outwitting |
| he/she/it will be outwitting |
| we will be outwitting |
| you will be outwitting |
| they will be outwitting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been outwitting |
| you have been outwitting |
| he/she/it has been outwitting |
| we have been outwitting |
| you have been outwitting |
| they have been outwitting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been outwitting |
| you will have been outwitting |
| he/she/it will have been outwitting |
| we will have been outwitting |
| you will have been outwitting |
| they will have been outwitting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been outwitting |
| you had been outwitting |
| he/she/it had been outwitting |
| we had been outwitting |
| you had been outwitting |
| they had been outwitting |
| Conditional |
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| I would outwit |
| you would outwit |
| he/she/it would outwit |
| we would outwit |
| you would outwit |
| they would outwit |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have outwitted |
| you would have outwitted |
| he/she/it would have outwitted |
| we would have outwitted |
| you would have outwitted |
| they would have outwitted |
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| Verb | 1. | [画像:outwit - beat through cleverness and wit]outwit - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its hc_thes">
outwitverb outsmart (informal), get the better of, circumvent, outperform, outmanoeuvre, go one better than (informal), put one over on (informal), outfox, run rings round (informal), pull a fast one on (informal), outthink, outjockey To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the party. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 outwitverbTo get the better of by cleverness or cunning: The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Translations يَفوقُه حيلَةً ودهاءً narre túljár eszén leika á pergudrauti pārspēt viltībā aklıyla yenmekmat etmek Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995 outwit(autˈwit) – past tense, past participle outˈwitted – verb to defeat (someone) by being cleverer than he is. She managed to outwit the police and escape. uitoorlê, fop, kul يَفوقُه حيلَةً ودهاءً надхитрям passar a perna em přelstít überlisten narre ξεγελώ με την εξυπνάδα μου burlar, ser más listo que üle kavaldama ترفند بهتری زدن olla ovelampi se montrer plus malin que לְהַעֲרִים עַל- ज्यादा होशियार हो कर दूसरे को परास्त कर देना nadmudriti túljár vki eszén mengalahkan kepandaian leika á superare だしぬく ...보다 한 수 위이다 pergudrauti pārspēt viltībā mengakali te slim af zijn narre, overliste przechytrzyć چالبازى كول passar a perna em a fi mai isteţ decât перехитрить oklamať prelisičiti nadmudriti överlista ชนะด้วยสติปัญญา mat etmek, aklıyla yenmek 以機智勝過,瞞騙 перехитрити ذہانت سے مغلوب ہونا đánh lừa 以智取胜,瞒骗 Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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This effect is produced when the clever rogue, like Sisyphus, is outwitted, or the brave villain defeated. He told them how the Dragon had been outwitted by his grandmother, and how he had heard from his own lips the answer to the riddle. "I will wait awhile and enjoy the humiliation of this Sorceress when she finds I have outwitted her." So throughout the night the rose lay quietly on the Woodman's bosom, and in the morning, when Glinda summoned our friends to a consultation, Nick Chopper carried his pretty flower with him to the white silk tent. It hurt his pride terribly, thus to be outwitted by the small and tender Folk. Sabin said, rising slowly to his feet, and with a sudden intent look upon his face, "and if I were to be outwitted by such a novice as you I should deserve to end my days - in New York." Pavel snatched the cup and drank, then made Peter give him the bottle and slipped it under his pillow, grinning disagreeably, as if he had outwitted someone. If Crooks and M'Lellan had been exasperated by the insolent conduct of the Sioux Tetons, and the loss which it had occasioned, those freebooters had been no less indignant at being outwitted by the white men, and disappointed of their anticipated gains, and it was apprehended they would be particularly hostile against the present expedition, when they should learn that these gentlemen were engaged in it. Then the peasants were vexed that the small peasant should have thus outwitted them, wanted to take vengeance on him, and accused him of this treachery before the major. To reach up to the bell was what he did not like; to cry aloud for help would have availed him little; besides, how ashamed would he have been to be found caught in a trap, like an outwitted fox! The women's squad also has four new faces as the usual heavyweights were outwitted by upcoming players.KCB's Gloria Jumba and national women's champion Joyce Nyaruai of Technical University of Kenya booked their slots in the team alongside debutantes Daphne Mwikali (Equity Bank), Sasha Mwongeli (TUK) and Lucy Wanjiru (University of Nairobi). Zone-VI outwitted Zone-I by an innings and 18 runs at TMC Ground and got 10 points. At the end of the last series, having outwitted his enemies once again, Shelby announced he was getting married - but who to?
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