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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTWITTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Outwitted 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 outwitted in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OUTWITTED

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 outwitted
you would outwitted
he/she/it would outwitted
we would outwitted
you would outwitted
they would outwitted
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 outwitted
you would have outwitted
he/she/it would have outwitted
we would have outwitted
you would have outwitted
they would have outwitted
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 BEGIN LIKE OUTWITTED

outwell
outwent
outwick
outwile
outwin
outwind
outwing
outwish
outwit
outwith
outwitting
outwore
outwork
outworker
outworn
outworth
outwrest
outwrestle
outwrite
outwritten

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUTWITTED

acquitted
admitted
benefitted
committed
dim-witted
emitted
fitted
hand-knitted
knitted
omitted
outfitted
permitted
pitted
recommitted
refitted
remitted
retrofitted
spotted
submitted
transmitted
uncommitted

Synonyms and antonyms of outwitted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OUTWITTED»

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

Translation of «outwitted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUTWITTED

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

Translator English - Chinese

智胜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

burlado
570 millions of speakers

English

outwitted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

outwitted
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يحتالون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перехитрил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

outwitted
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déjoué
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbongkar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überlistet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

裏をかかれ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허를 찔렀다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbantah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị qua mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

outwitted
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दमलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

outwitted
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nel sacco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przechytrzył
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перехитрив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păcălit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

outwitted
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitoorlê
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

outwitted
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

listet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of outwitted

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTWITTED»

The term «outwitted» is regularly used and occupies the 80.317 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTWITTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «outwitted» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «outwitted» 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 outwitted

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTWITTED»

Discover the use of outwitted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to outwitted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Joe Rochefort's War: The Odyssey of the Codebreaker who ...
This first biography of the U.S. naval officer responsible for breaking the Japanese Navy's code prior to the Battle of Midway follows his frustrations and success in tracking the enemy fleet and his disagreements with top brass over ...
Elliot Carlson, 2011
2
The Shepherd Outwitted. To which are Added, Hap Me with Thy ...
Theshephefd outwitted; ' ' ' To which are 'added,~ me With''thy' Pgtticoat. 'O meikle thinks my love. ' ' 3|' Allister M''AllisterI 1 HelI'e'sI a' Health,' , a -“ ' _ '#a'; '1' 'It '' 1"“ H '_ it' ' we 't 't ', ' _ _ ' _ . TI ' '' mum , 1 u Wm“ by W- Mannie. 1 8%. u e.
‎1824
3
Love and Revenge; or, the Vintner outwitted: an opera [in ...
True, How, Madam, are you sorry-for it? Char. Yes, for methinks I don't like you half ' so well, there's a Pleasure in overeoming Difficulties, and I should strangely like to'be run away with. \ ' True. This is 'all Romance, when shall be the happy ...
‎1729
4
Outwitted
The Witt's End Resort in Northern Minnesota will never be the same when Sadie Witt assumes the role of funeral director's helper after the untimely murder of the previous assistant.
Beth Solheim, 2011
5
The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: ...
OUTWITTED: A TALE. A VICAR liv'd on this side Trent, Religious, learn'd, benevolent, Pure was his life, in deed, word, thought, A comment on the truths he taught : Hi- parish large, his income small, Yet seldom wanted wherewithal ; For ...
Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson, 1810
6
The Parliamentary history of England from the earliest ...
The hon. gentleman says that we have been outwitted by the powers with whom we have negotiated. There is nothing so easy, Sir, as general charges ; nothing so true, Sir, as the old maxim, ' Throw out your calumnies with assurance, and ...
William Cobbett, Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain. Parliament, 1812
7
Sisyphus: A Jungian Approach to Midlife Crisis
Somehow the clever Sisyphus outwitted Thanatos, tied him up and threw him in a prison, after which mortals ceased to die. Threatened by this unnatural condition, the gods sent out Ares (the god of war) to set Thanatos free. Then Thanatos ...
Verena Kast, 1991
8
How to Die in the Outdoors, 2nd: From Bad Bears to Toxic ...
Outwitted. by. Octopus. The end ofall is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow. THOMASA KEMPIS,1426 With a bulbous, bag-shaped body (called a mantle) and eight arms supplied with two rows of suckers to hold their ...
Buck Tilton, 2009
9
Reading the Book: Making the Bible a Timeless Text
Elijah the prophet, once had occasion to ask the latter about God's reaction to this precise display of rabbinic hermeneutical hubris. Elijah reported that God just grinned and said, "My children have outwitted me, my children have outwitted me .
Burton L. Visotzky, 2010
10
Mahiravana: A Magician Outwitted
He used his enormous tail for protecting his heroes'. In spite of being tricked a few times, Hanuman proves more than a match for Mahiravana in the end. This tale of the tail is taken from the 15th century Bengali Ramayana of Krittivaasa.
Meera Ugra, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTWITTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term outwitted is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chris Froome set for Tour de France win despite Nairo Quintana's …
Pinot had been outwitted by Steve Cummings a week earlier in Mende, and had fallen off on Wednesday with stage victory within reach at Pra ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Richie McCaw earns New Zealand late win against South Africa
With the All Blacks 20-17 down, and staring at a second successive defeat to the Springboks for the first time in six years, McCaw outwitted ... «Eurosport.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
FT: Hartlepool United beaten 5-3 by Gateshead
His misjudged effort from the edge of the area somehow outwitted Russell in the home goal, the ball spinning off the post and over the line. «Hartlepool Mail, Jul 15»
4
Devansh shares lead with three in school chess tournament
In the High School Group, Devansh outwitted Mann Dodeja on the top board to maintain his unbeaten streak. Similarly, Roneet, Anannya and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather 2 rematch rumors 2015: New …
... where the undefeated American boxer simply outboxed and outwitted the Filipino fighter. Many felt that Mayweather was not aggressive but ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
6
Opinion: LNP should now put up an alternative to Jeff Seeney for …
Then waking up to the realisation that it had been outwitted behind the closed doors of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
7
McCaw rescues New Zealand against South Africa
With the All Blacks 20-17 down - and staring at a second successive defeat to the Springboks for the first time in six years - McCaw outwitted ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»
8
The lion's den
Inside, he got to know how Dona and Rima outwitted the family and flew the coop. “On entering the house, I noticed there was a small backdoor ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
9
VIDEO: St Johnstone striker manages to get eyelid caught in a zip
It is not the first time a footballer has been outwitted by an item of clothing. Millions of people have watched video of Liverpool striker Mario ... «The Courier, Jul 15»
10
Could midges have addled the brains of Scottish nationalists?
The Prime Minister outwitted the SNP when he deferred the fox hunting vote. Despite SNP's resolve not to get involved in subjects that only ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»

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