outsmart
verb /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt/
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they outsmart | /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt/ /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrt/ |
| he / she / it outsmarts | /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːts/ /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrts/ |
| past simple outsmarted | /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːtɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrtɪd/ |
| past participle outsmarted | /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːtɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form outsmarting | /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːtɪŋ/ /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/ |
- outsmart somebody to gain an advantage over somebody by being cleverer than they are synonym outwit
- She always managed to outsmart her political rivals.