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In the animal kingdom, one of the keys to survival is to outwit your enemies. And when you're surrounded by carnivores, one of the best strategies is to fade into the background and disappear.
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Meaning of "outwit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUTWIT

outwit  [ˌaʊtˈwɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTWIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Outwit is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb outwit in English.

WHAT DOES OUTWIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of outwit in the English dictionary

The definition of outwit in the dictionary is to get the better of by cunning or ingenuity. Other definition of outwit is to be of greater intelligence than.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OUTWIT

PRESENT

Present
I outwit
you outwit
he/she/it outwits
we outwit
you outwit
they outwit
Present continuous
I am outwitting
you are outwitting
he/she/it is outwitting
we are outwitting
you are outwitting
they are outwitting
Present perfect
I have outwitted
you have outwitted
he/she/it has outwitted
we have outwitted
you have outwitted
they have outwitted
Present perfect continuous
I have been outwitting
you have been outwitting
he/she/it has been outwitting
we have been outwitting
you have been outwitting
they have been outwitting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I outwitted
you outwitted
he/she/it outwitted
we outwitted
you outwitted
they outwitted
Past continuous
I was outwitting
you were outwitting
he/she/it was outwitting
we were outwitting
you were outwitting
they were outwitting
Past perfect
I had outwitted
you had outwitted
he/she/it had outwitted
we had outwitted
you had outwitted
they had outwitted
Past perfect continuous
I had been outwitting
you had been outwitting
he/she/it had been outwitting
we had been outwitting
you had been outwitting
they had been outwitting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will outwit
you will outwit
he/she/it will outwit
we will outwit
you will outwit
they will outwit
Future continuous
I will be outwitting
you will be outwitting
he/she/it will be outwitting
we will be outwitting
you will be outwitting
they will be outwitting
Future perfect
I will have outwitted
you will have outwitted
he/she/it will have outwitted
we will have outwitted
you will have outwitted
they will have outwitted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been outwitting
you will have been outwitting
he/she/it will have been outwitting
we will have been outwitting
you will have been outwitting
they will have been outwitting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would outwit
you would outwit
he/she/it would outwit
we would outwit
you would outwit
they would outwit
Conditional continuous
I would be outwitting
you would be outwitting
he/she/it would be outwitting
we would be outwitting
you would be outwitting
they would be outwitting
Conditional perfect
I would have outwit
you would have outwit
he/she/it would have outwit
we would have outwit
you would have outwit
they would have outwit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been outwitting
you would have been outwitting
he/she/it would have been outwitting
we would have been outwitting
you would have been outwitting
they would have been outwitting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you outwit
we let´s outwit
you outwit
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to outwit
Past participle
outwitted
Present Participle
outwitting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OUTWIT


acquit
əˈkwɪt
adequate
ˈædɪkwɪt
banquet
ˈbæŋkwɪt
dewitt
dɪˈwɪt
dimwit
ˈdɪmˌwɪt
fuckwit
ˈfʌkwɪt
godwit
ˈɡɒdwɪt
halfwit
ˈhɑːfˌwɪt
inadequate
ɪnˈædɪkwɪt
inwit
ˈɪnˌwɪt
nitwit
ˈnɪtˌwɪt
peewit
ˈpiːwɪt
quit
kwɪt
requit
riːˈkwɪt
squit
skwɪt
twit
twɪt
unwit
ʌnˈwɪt
whit
wɪt
wit
wɪt
Witt
wɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUTWIT

outweep
outweigh
outwell
outwent
outwick
outwile
outwin
outwind
outwing
outwish
outwith
outwitted
outwitting
outwore
outwork
outworker
outworn
outworth
outwrest
outwrestle

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUTWIT

a bit
Attic wit
bar-tailed godwit
benefit
bit
black-tailed godwit
circuit
credit
cut it
Detroit
dit
edit
exclusive OR circuit
mother wit
nimblewit
rapier wit
tewit
thimblewit
to wit
underwit

Synonyms and antonyms of outwit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OUTWIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «outwit» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of outwit

Translation of «outwit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUTWIT

Find out the translation of outwit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of outwit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «outwit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

智胜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ser más listo que
570 millions of speakers

English

outwit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चतुरता में मात देना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يخدعوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перехитрить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passar a perna em
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se montrer plus malin que
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengecewakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überlisten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出し抜く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~보다 한 수 앞서다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Outwit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lường gạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जबरदस्त फटका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atlatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superare in astuzia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przechytrzyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перехитрити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păcăli
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεγελάσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitoorlê
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överlista
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overliste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of outwit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTWIT»

The term «outwit» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.384 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTWIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «outwit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «outwit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about outwit

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6 QUOTES WITH «OUTWIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word outwit.
1
Minna Antrim
Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.
2
Daniel Craig
You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.
3
John Frusciante
Something like trying to protect yourself all the time, things like trying to outwit fate. Those things can be the worst thing you can do for yourself.
4
Dave Lombardo
I like to be one of those drummers who actually add to the music, not one of those guys who sit in a room 24/7 trying to outwit or outplay another drummer.
5
Neil deGrasse Tyson
In the animal kingdom, one of the keys to survival is to outwit your enemies. And when you're surrounded by carnivores, one of the best strategies is to fade into the background and disappear.
6
E. B. White
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTWIT»

Discover the use of outwit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to outwit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Prayers That Outwit the Enemy: Making God's Word Your First ...
As we learn to pray with power and authority prayers of submission, confrontation, faith, wisdom, breakthrough and more, we can larn to outwit the enemy of our souls.
Chuck D. Pierce, Rebecca Wagner Sytsema, 2004
2
Outwit Your Weight: Everything You Need to Make Any Diet ...
Moving beyond fad diets and extreme food regimens, the author focuses on the psychology of overeating and show readers how to use this knowledge to overcome cravings and beat the weight barrier. Reprint.
Cathy Nonas, Julia VanTine, 2004
3
The Subtenant ; To Outwit God
This volume presents two works by acclaimed Polish journalist Hanna Krall: The Subtenant, a semi-autobiographical novel, and To Outwit God, a remarkable interview with Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.
Hanna Krall, 1992
4
How to Outwit Aristotle: And 34 Other Really Interesting ...
How to Outwit Aristotle will help you win arguments, learn the art of seduction, and even tell you how to be God. Clear, concise, and inspirational, this book will get you thinking like a philosopher.
Peter Cave, 2012
5
Kids Who Outwit Adults
In Kids Who Outwit Adults, the authors disclose the "private logic" behind kids' troubled and defiant acts.
John R. Seita, Larry K. Brendtro, 2005
6
Investing and the Irrational Mind: Rethink Risk, Outwit ...
Filled with surprising insights into human behavior, and rock-solid financial advice, this is the guide you need to invest in today's markets.
Robert Koppel, 2011
7
A Gardener's Guide to Frost: Outwit the Weather and Extend ...
He visits thousands of gardeners each year. Some of them see him coming, others are caught by surprise. Far too many never recover. His name is Jack Frost -- and he's coming soon to a garden near you.
Philip Harnden, Andrea K. Donner, 2003
8
How to Outwit, Outplay, Outlast Discrimination: Lessons from ...
This research draws upon microsociological theories of inequality to expand economic theories of discrimination.
Lisa M. Dilks, 2008
9
Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success
Originally written in 1938 but never published due to its controversial nature, an insightful guide reveals the seven principles of good that will allow anyone to triumph over the obstacles that must be faced in reaching personal goals.
Napoleon Hill, Sharon L. Lechter, 2011
10
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Extreme Edition
HOW. TO. OUTWIT. A. PACK. OF. WOLVES. Slowly move to solid terrain. In winter, wolves tend to chase their prey into deep snow or onto frozen lakes, surfaces where the hooves of the victim sink or slide. The wolves' large, padded feet give ...
David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTWIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term outwit is used in the context of the following news items.
1
BoJack Horseman: “Let's Find Out”
Even as BoJack tries to outwit Daniel Radcliffe in an escalating series of ridiculous cutaways and ruthless skewering of Hollywood bullshit (the ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jul 15»
2
Of Buhari's Ministerial List Delay and Politicians' Dilemma
Party chieftains as usual tried to outwit one another to get the President's ear. They reached out to some people they believed have the ear of ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Longform's Picks of the Week
“Schlappig, 25, is one of the biggest stars among an elite group of obsessive flyers whose mission is to outwit the airlines. They're self-styled ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
4
Suwanee brings Broadway to town with 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang …
The family must outwit a child-hating Baron and Baroness who want the car, along with their child-catching henchmen. #“It's all very redeeming ... «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Jul 15»
5
5 things to do in the Bay this weekend
... it tells the story of Lise, the Widow Simone's wayward daughter in love with Colas, a young farmer, who contrives to outwit her mother's plans ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jul 15»
6
My battles with Sonic The Hedgehog and the Rugby World Cup
Nack tries hard to outwit others but is held back by naivety and often fails. He scores fairly well in skill and experience but lacks in power and ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
7
Sergi Samper can fill the niche in Arsenal's midfield between …
Trying to beat a man who has made winning without the ball his life's work in such a way is akin to attempting to outwit a magician with his own ... «Squawka Football News, Jul 15»
8
Tobacco smugglers try to outwit cops
Johannesburg - A truck carrying a 15-ton load of tobacco worth an estimated street value of about R3 million ended up at an Ekurhuleni police ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
9
The High Cost of Cancer Care: Your Money or Your Life?
... growth—eventually stop working once the cancer cells learn to outwit them. At which point, desperate patients move on to the next drug in the ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
10
New Zealander who doesn't speak French wins Francophone …
Nigel Richards hardly speaks a word of French, but managed to outwit all Francophone comers after he spent nine weeks learning the French ... «Expatica Belguim, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Outwit [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/outwit>. May 2024 ».
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