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outguess

outguess verb: to beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.

Verb

outguess (third-person singular simple present outguesses, present participle outguessing, simple past and past participle outguessed)

  1. (transitive) To beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.
    • He outguessed, outscored, and outguarded the Tiger, though the latter in a guard position showed that he was a real basketball man.1921, The Colorado School of Mines Magazine - Volumes 11-13, page 22
    • Switching on “Jeopardy,” she simultaneously, talks to her baby, pages through the paper, and outguesses the TV contestants.1972 December 5, “A Day in the Life of a Welfare Mother”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    outfox, outsmart, outwit

Synonyms of outguess

Forms of outguess

third-person singular presentoutguesses
present participleoutguessing
past participleoutguessed
pastoutguessed

Origin of outguess

From out- + guess.

Questions about outguess

What does outguess mean?
Outguess means to beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.
What part of speech is outguess?
Outguess is a verb.
What is the past tense of outguess?
The past tense of outguess is outguessed.

Words near outguess in the dictionary

  1. outgrowths
  2. outguard
  3. outguarded
  4. outguarding
  5. outguards
  6. outguess
  7. outguessed
  8. outguesses
  9. outguessing
  10. outguide
  11. outguides

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