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outmaneuvered

outmaneuvered is the simple past and past participle of outmaneuver.

Meaning of outmaneuver

Verb

outmaneuver (third-person singular simple present outmaneuvers, present participle outmaneuvering, simple past and past participle outmaneuvered)

  1. American standard spelling of outmanoeuvre.
    • Her banter with Cruise comes with wily amusement. She’s not intimidated by him; in fact, she matches him beat for beat and when the action moves to that long car chase scene she actually outmaneuvers him.2023 July 5, Murtada Elfadl, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again”, in AV Club

Adjective

outmaneuvered (comparative more outmaneuvered, superlative most outmaneuvered)

  1. overcome by the maneuvering of others.

Forms of outmaneuvered

Verb
alternative formoutmanœuvered
alternative formoutmanoeuvered
Adjective
comparativemore outmaneuvered
superlativemost outmaneuvered

Questions about outmaneuvered

What does outmaneuvered mean?
Outmaneuvered means overcome by the maneuvering of others.
What is outmaneuvered the simple past and past participle of?
Outmaneuvered is the simple past and past participle of outmaneuver.
What part of speech is outmaneuvered?
Outmaneuvered is an adjective.

Words near outmaneuvered in the dictionary

  1. outmanage
  2. outmanaged
  3. outmanages
  4. outmanaging
  5. outmaneuver
  6. outmaneuvered
  7. outmaneuvering
  8. outmaneuvers
  9. outmaneuvre
  10. outmaneuvred
  11. outmaneuvres

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