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outsmarts

outsmarts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outsmart.

Meaning of outsmart

Verb

outsmart (third-person singular simple present outsmarts, present participle outsmarting, simple past and past participle outsmarted)

  1. (transitive) To beat in a competition of wits.
    • Maldonado, who is in only his second season in Formula 1, won the Spanish Grand Prix after his team outsmarted Ferrari with pit-stop timing.2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2021
    Synonyms:
    outfox, outguess, outwit

Questions about outsmarts

What is outsmarts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Outsmarts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outsmart.

Words near outsmarts in the dictionary

  1. outsmarted
  2. outsmarter
  3. outsmarters
  4. outsmarting
  5. outsmartings
  6. outsmarts
  7. outsmell
  8. outsmelled
  9. outsmelling
  10. outsmells
  11. outsmelt

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