outguessv.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtˈɡɛs/, U.S.

/ˌaʊtˈɡɛs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, guess v.

Etymology: < out- prefix + guess v.

transitive. To outwit (someone) by guessing more shrewdly; (also) to anticipate the actions, etc., of by guessing or surmise.

ΚΠ

1867 J. N. Edwards Shelby & his Men 463 The cunning of soldiers who had outwitted Yankees and outguessed true Connecticut men soon circumvented these lords of the forest.

1894 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 355 He has already been guessing at them for several pages, and we have been trying to outguess him.

1921 E. O'Neill Emperor Jones i. 163 I kin outguess, outrun, outfight, an' outplay de whole lot o' dem all ovah de board.

1956 ‘J. Wyndham’ Seeds of Time 187 I don't know whether he outguessed me or whether he was just lucky.

1992 Economist 8 Aug. 13/2 Markets price firms and assets so efficiently that it is extremely hard to be confident of outguessing them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outguess
释义	outguessv. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈɡɛs/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈɡɛs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, guess v. Etymology: < out- prefix + guess v. transitive. To outwit (someone) by guessing more shrewdly; (also) to anticipate the actions, etc., of by guessing or surmise. ΚΠ 1867 J. N. Edwards Shelby & his Men 463 The cunning of soldiers who had outwitted Yankees and outguessed true Connecticut men soon circumvented these lords of the forest. 1894 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 355 He has already been guessing at them for several pages, and we have been trying to outguess him. 1921 E. O'Neill Emperor Jones i. 163 I kin outguess, outrun, outfight, an' outplay de whole lot o' dem all ovah de board. 1956 ‘J. Wyndham’ Seeds of Time 187 I don't know whether he outguessed me or whether he was just lucky. 1992 Economist 8 Aug. 13/2 Markets price firms and assets so efficiently that it is extremely hard to be confident of outguessing them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1867
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