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Meaning of "outwitting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUTWITTING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTWITTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Outwitting 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 outwitting in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OUTWITTING

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 outwitting
you would outwitting
he/she/it would outwitting
we would outwitting
you would outwitting
they would outwitting
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 outwitting
you would have outwitting
he/she/it would have outwitting
we would have outwitting
you would have outwitting
they would have outwitting
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 OUTWITTING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUTWITTING

accounting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
cutting
emitting
fitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
plotting
putting
setting
sitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting

Synonyms and antonyms of outwitting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OUTWITTING»

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

Translation of «outwitting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUTWITTING

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

Translator English - Chinese

智取
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

burlando
570 millions of speakers

English

outwitting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

outwitting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفوق بالذكاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перехитрить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

outwitting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

outwitting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Outwitting
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggegarkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überlistung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

outwitting
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

outwitting
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Outwitting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

outwitting
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

outwitting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दमदाटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

outwitting
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

astuzia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przechytrzyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перехитрити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

outwitting
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

outwitting
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitoorlê
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

outwitting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

outwitting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of outwitting

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTWITTING»

The term «outwitting» is regularly used and occupies the 92.752 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTWITTING» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTWITTING»

Discover the use of outwitting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to outwitting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
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
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Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who ...
" In "Outwitting History," Lansky shares his adventures as well as the poignant and often laugh-out-loud stories he heard as he traveled the country collecting books.
Aaron Lansky, 2005
3
Outwitting the Gestapo
This is Lucie's harrowing account of her participation in the Resistance: of the months when, though pregnant, she planned and took part in raids to free comrades- including her husband, under Nazi death sentence- from the prisons of Klaus ...
Lucie Aubrac, 1994
4
Outwitting Clutter
Instructs readers in the art of limiting clutter in the household and offers tips on how to organize each room in the house, the yard, the home office, and the car.
Bill Adler, 2002
5
Outwitting: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations Outwitting ndash; DeceivedThe market is the place set apart where men may deceive each other.ndash;AnacharsisIt is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.ndash;Jean de La FontaineDeceive not thyself by overexpecting ...
‎2008
6
Outwitting toddlers
Provides parents of toddlers with the essential tools and techniques for turning obstinate children into cooperative little angels without spoiling or bribing them, offering advice on how to stop temper tantrums and discourage clinginess at ...
Bill Adler, Peggy Robin, 2001
7
Outwitting the State
" This collection of essays challenges the widespread view that the state is a natural holder of authority in society.
Peter Skalník, 1989
8
Outwitting Trolls: A Brady Coyne Novel
Brady Coyne is a Boston attorney who focuses on a few private clients and the legal drudgery of their everyday life, which leads to a generally unexciting life.
William G. Tapply, 2010
9
Competitors: Outwitting, Outmaneuvering, and Outperforming
Praise for Competitors "The best hope for a company is to be the first to read this book before its competitors do.
Liam Fahey, 1999
10
Seismic Design for Architects: Outwitting the Quake
Seismic Design for Architects shows how structural requirements for seismic resistance can become an integral part of the design process.
Andrew Charleson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTWITTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term outwitting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Children's book could be surprise bestseller of the summer
"So my mother wrote a short story for me called Clever Polly, in which Polly avoids a wolf's efforts to eat her by outwitting him." ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Missoula lab's fire science breakthrough explains wildfire spread
Firefighters' lives depend on outwitting such firestorms. But for years, what Finney saw in the lab didn't really answer the question. “We wanted ... «Billings Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Guelph Chamber president shares his tale at storytelling series
... about someone's dad or schooling, or fictional ones about a 92-year-old man haggling with death or a young peasant girl outwitting a duke. «Guelph Mercury, Jul 15»
4
Paula McGuire: Skyward like a bat out of Helensburgh
That wait for the ropes to release, a momentary terror before the exhilaration of free flight, the cheek of outwitting gravity. Even on my second ... «The National, Jul 15»
5
New ethics campaign will have positive influence on hunting …
They find pleasure in outwitting game wardens. They'll quickly put their wife's or kid's tag on an animal they shot, just to keep hunting another ... «Montana Standard, Jul 15»
6
Disruptive Data Security Key To Outwitting Hackers Says Auriga
London, United Kingdom, July 22, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Auriga Consulting Ltd (Auriga), the expert data, ICT and security consultancy, today cautioned that the ... «PR.com, Jul 15»
7
Opposition Gains Vigour as Scam Ghosts Prowl Around
... state's forests, thereby outwitting scope for an Opposition walkout. Presenting it as a submission, V S Sunilkumar (CPI) came down heavily on ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Undefeated Kidambi Reigns
He also had the satisfaction of outwitting top seed Grigoryan in the third round. On the whole it was a fruitful tournament for Indians, with ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Hitman: Nathaniel Asamoah's brace gives Medeama victory over …
Yet again,the leading top scorer rose to the occasion with a composed finish after receiving the ball in the box and outwitting a player before ... «AllSports.com.gh, Jul 15»
10
Riding through stormy mountains
It dawned on me that some extraordinary flavor that is capable of outwitting the strategies of those who had set out to hamper my progress had ... «News24 Nigeria, Jul 15»

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