[smɑːt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed
(e.g: you look very smart)

- having or showing a quick-witted intelligence
(e.g: if he was that smart he would never have been tricked)

- (of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action
(e.g: hi-tech smart weapons)

- quick; brisk
(e.g: he set off at a smart pace)


Phrases:
- as smart as a whip
- look smart

Origin:
Old English smeortan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German schmerzen; the adjective is related to the verb, the original sense (late Old English) being ‘causing sharp pain’; from this arose ‘keen, brisk’, whence the current senses of ‘mentally sharp’ and ‘neat in a brisk, sharp style’

[smɑːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain
(e.g: her legs were scratched and smarting)


Phrases:
- as smart as a whip
- look smart

Origin:
Old English smeortan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German schmerzen; the adjective is related to the verb, the original sense (late Old English) being ‘causing sharp pain’; from this arose ‘keen, brisk’, whence the current senses of ‘mentally sharp’ and ‘neat in a brisk, sharp style’

[smɑːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- sharp stinging pain
(e.g: the smart of the recent cuts)

- intelligence; acumen
(e.g: I don't think I have the smarts for it)


Phrases:
- as smart as a whip
- look smart

Origin:
Old English smeortan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German schmerzen; the adjective is related to the verb, the original sense (late Old English) being ‘causing sharp pain’; from this arose ‘keen, brisk’, whence the current senses of ‘mentally sharp’ and ‘neat in a brisk, sharp style’