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out·think

 (out-thĭngk′)
tr.v. out·thought (-thôt), out·think·ing, out·thinks
1. To outdo (another) in thinking.
2. To outwit by thinking.
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outthink

(ˌaʊtˈθɪŋk)
vb (tr) , -thinks, -thinking or -thought
1. to outdo in thinking
2. to outwit
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outthink


Past participle: outthought
Gerund: outthinking

Imperative
outthink
outthink
Present
I outthink
you outthink
he/she/it outthinks
we outthink
you outthink
they outthink
Preterite
I outthought
you outthought
he/she/it outthought
we outthought
you outthought
they outthought
Present Continuous
I am outthinking
you are outthinking
he/she/it is outthinking
we are outthinking
you are outthinking
they are outthinking
Present Perfect
I have outthought
you have outthought
he/she/it has outthought
we have outthought
you have outthought
they have outthought
Past Continuous
I was outthinking
you were outthinking
he/she/it was outthinking
we were outthinking
you were outthinking
they were outthinking
Past Perfect
I had outthought
you had outthought
he/she/it had outthought
we had outthought
you had outthought
they had outthought
Future
I will outthink
you will outthink
he/she/it will outthink
we will outthink
you will outthink
they will outthink
Future Perfect
I will have outthought
you will have outthought
he/she/it will have outthought
we will have outthought
you will have outthought
they will have outthought
Future Continuous
I will be outthinking
you will be outthinking
he/she/it will be outthinking
we will be outthinking
you will be outthinking
they will be outthinking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been outthinking
you have been outthinking
he/she/it has been outthinking
we have been outthinking
you have been outthinking
they have been outthinking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been outthinking
you will have been outthinking
he/she/it will have been outthinking
we will have been outthinking
you will have been outthinking
they will have been outthinking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been outthinking
you had been outthinking
he/she/it had been outthinking
we had been outthinking
you had been outthinking
they had been outthinking
Conditional
I would outthink
you would outthink
he/she/it would outthink
we would outthink
you would outthink
they would outthink
Past Conditional
I would have outthought
you would have outthought
he/she/it would have outthought
we would have outthought
you would have outthought
they would have outthought
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outthink

verb
To get the better of by cleverness or cunning:
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