--- title: O — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 18 description: The 453 words of the English dictionary under O, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / O # O — The English dictionary · page 18 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* To go faster than someone or something, so that you get ahead.[↗](../../outpace/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To grow, rise or improve faster than something else.[↗](../../outpace/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Prices outpaced wages."[↗](../../outpace/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cheetah can outpace any other land animal.[↗](../../outpace/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mia outpaced the boys on the last lap.[↗](../../outpace/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school's reading scores outpaced the rest of the town this year.[↗](../../outpace/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox outpaced the hounds and escaped.[↗](../../outpace/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Weeds can outpace the vegetables if you do not pull them.[↗](../../outpace/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The train easily outpaced the cars on the road beside it.[↗](../../outpace/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **outplacement** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (euphemism, jargon) help paid by a company to workers it has fired, to find new jobs.[↗](../../outplacement/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (euphemism) the firing itself, described politely.[↗](../../outplacement/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The company offered outplacement services to the laid-off staff.[↗](../../outplacement/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Outplacement includes help writing CVs and practice interviews.[↗](../../outplacement/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After the factory closed, workers got three months of outplacement.[↗](../../outplacement/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Outplacement» sounds nice, but it means you lost your job.[↗](../../outplacement/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She works for an outplacement firm.[↗](../../outplacement/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The letter said I'd been «selected for outplacement».[↗](../../outplacement/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **output** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The amount of something that is made or produced.[↗](../../output/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (computers) What a computer or machine gives out, like words on a screen or a printout.[↗](../../output/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths) The number that comes out of a function machine.[↗](../../output/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To produce or give out.[↗](../../output/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* If the input is 4 and the rule is add 5, the output is 9.[↗](../../output/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The printer is an output device.[↗](../../output/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory's output doubled this year.[↗](../../output/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The speakers output the sound.[↗](../../output/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Solar panels have a lower output on cloudy days.[↗](../../output/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the output for each input in the table.[↗](../../output/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **outrage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* noun.[↗](../../outrage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A very strong feeling of anger and shock because something seems deeply unfair or wrong.[↗](../../outrage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun: An act that is so cruel, wrong or shocking that it makes people very angry.[↗](../../outrage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The attack was an outrage."[↗](../../outrage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* verb.[↗](../../outrage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To make people feel very angry and shocked.[↗](../../outrage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There was outrage when the council closed the library.[↗](../../outrage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "It's an outrage!" shouted Dad when the price of crisps went up again.[↗](../../outrage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fans were outraged by the referee's decision.[↗](../../outrage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Burning the forest was an outrage against nature.[↗](../../outrage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · People wrote letters to show their outrage.[↗](../../outrage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She gasped in outrage when her brother ate her birthday cake.[↗](../../outrage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cruel treatment of the animals outraged the whole village.[↗](../../outrage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Katoma submitted patiently to the outrage.[↗](../../outrage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **outrageous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Outrageous means very shocking, wild or cruel, far beyond what is fair or proper.[↗](../../outrageous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* That is an outrageous lie\![↗](../../outrageous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They made an outrageous noise with pots and spoons.[↗](../../outrageous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The price in the shop was outrageous.[↗](../../outrageous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **outright** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Complete and total, with no doubt: «an outright winner», «an outright lie».[↗](../../outright/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adverb) Openly and directly: «She told him outright».[↗](../../outright/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adverb) Completely, at once: «He was killed outright»; «They bought the house outright» (paid all of it at once).[↗](../../outright/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was the outright winner of the race.[↗](../../outright/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · That's an outright lie\![↗](../../outright/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He refused outright to eat the sprouts.[↗](../../outright/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice laughed outright at the Gryphon.[↗](../../outright/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (money) They paid for the car outright.[↗](../../outright/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask her outright if she took it.[↗](../../outright/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The team won the cup outright.[↗](../../outright/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Everybody expected to see the boy killed outright.[↗](../../outright/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **outrun** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To run faster or further than someone, so you get away or win.[↗](../../outrun/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To grow or go beyond something: «Our spending outran our money».[↗](../../outrun/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rabbit outran the fox and escaped.[↗](../../outrun/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you outrun your big brother?[↗](../../outrun/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A cheetah can outrun any other land animal over a short distance.[↗](../../outrun/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You can't outrun a tsunami, so go to high ground at once.[↗](../../outrun/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She outran all the defenders and scored.[↗](../../outrun/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The gingerbread man thought he could outrun everyone.[↗](../../outrun/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “He can outrun the wind,” cried Fionn.[↗](../../outrun/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **outset** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The outset is the start or beginning of something.[↗](../../outset/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «At the outset» means at the start; «from the outset» means from the start.[↗](../../outset/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* From the outset, she knew she would win.[↗](../../outset/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · At the outset of the trip we had lots of energy.[↗](../../outset/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Make the rules clear at the outset.[↗](../../outset/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There were problems from the outset.[↗](../../outset/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) At the outset, the tank contained 50 litres.[↗](../../outset/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was nervous at the outset but soon relaxed.[↗](../../outset/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **outshine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To outshine someone or something is to be much better or more impressive than them.[↗](../../outshine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To outshine is to shine more brightly than something else.[↗](../../outshine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new pupil outshone everyone in the spelling bee.[↗](../../outshine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Venus outshines all the stars at dusk.[↗](../../outshine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cinderella outshone her stepsisters at the ball.[↗](../../outshine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper outshone the strikers in the final.[↗](../../outshine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't try to outshine your friends; enjoy their success too.[↗](../../outshine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The full Moon outshone the faint stars.[↗](../../outshine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When they came to the end of their journey, they started building of this castle which was to outshine all others.[↗](../../outshine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **outside** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Outside means not inside, out in the open air.[↗](../../outside/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The outside of a box or house is its outer part or surface.[↗](../../outside/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Outside a place means near it but not in it: outside the school gates.[↗](../../outside/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Outside can mean beyond a limit: outside school hours.[↗](../../outside/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 6 children play outside and 4 play inside.[↗](../../outside/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many are outside the circle?[↗](../../outside/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The outside of the box is painted blue.[↗](../../outside/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · 3 dogs went outside.[↗](../../outside/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's go outside and play.[↗](../../outside/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It is cold outside, so wear a coat.[↗](../../outside/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Wait outside the classroom, please.[↗](../../outside/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The outside of a walnut is hard, but the inside is soft.[↗](../../outside/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody is allowed in outside opening hours.[↗](../../outside/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · “Leave that dog outside,” said the servant.[↗](../../outside/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · or does exist outside of Himself ; His substance is the foundation of all, and all things bear His imprint and are symbols of His intelligence."[↗](../../outside/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../outside/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet He is not only that form; for nothing can \[p. 9\] or does exist outside of Himself; His substance is the foundation of all, and all things bear His imprint and are symbols of His intelligence."[↗](../../outside/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../outside/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the outside; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.[↗](../../outside/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.52.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outside/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.[↗](../../outside/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.7.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outside/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **outsider** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An outsider is a person who does not belong to a group, or is not accepted by it.[↗](../../outsider/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An outsider is someone from another place or organisation, not part of it.[↗](../../outsider/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (sport, betting) An outsider is a person, team or horse that is not expected to win.[↗](../../outsider/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On my first day at the new school, I felt like an outsider.[↗](../../outsider/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The village did not welcome outsiders.[↗](../../outsider/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team was the outsider, but we won the cup\![↗](../../outsider/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An outsider can sometimes see the problem more clearly.[↗](../../outsider/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse was a complete outsider.[↗](../../outsider/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Try to include anyone who looks like an outsider.[↗](../../outsider/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **outskirts** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The outskirts of a town or city are the parts at its edge, furthest from the centre.[↗](../../outskirts/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We live on the outskirts of Manchester.[↗](../../outskirts/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The big supermarket is on the outskirts of town.[↗](../../outskirts/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A spooky old house stood on the outskirts of the village.[↗](../../outskirts/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The airport is on the outskirts of the city.[↗](../../outskirts/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Farms begin where the outskirts end.[↗](../../outskirts/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The army camped on the outskirts of Rome.[↗](../../outskirts/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When he came to the outskirts, he called ‘Iron Hans’ three times so loudly that it echoed through the trees.[↗](../../outskirts/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him\![↗](../../outskirts/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.26.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outskirts/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **outsmart** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To outsmart someone is to beat them by being cleverer or trickier.[↗](../../outsmart/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The little mouse outsmarted the fox in the deep dark wood.[↗](../../outsmart/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She outsmarted me at chess with a clever move.[↗](../../outsmart/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The squirrel outsmarted our bird feeder.[↗](../../outsmart/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scammers try to outsmart people, so never share your password.[↗](../../outsmart/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective outsmarted the thief.[↗](../../outsmart/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Brer Rabbit outsmarted Brer Fox again.[↗](../../outsmart/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **outspread** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Outspread means spread out wide and open.[↗](../../outspread/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bird landed with its wings outspread.[↗](../../outspread/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She ran towards us with her arms outspread.[↗](../../outspread/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The map lay outspread on the table.[↗](../../outspread/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and outspread thick darkness.[↗](../../outspread/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.8.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outspread/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **outstanding** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Outstanding means extremely good, much better than most.[↗](../../outstanding/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Outstanding means not yet paid, done or sorted out: outstanding homework, an outstanding bill.[↗](../../outstanding/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Outstanding can mean standing out, easy to notice.[↗](../../outstanding/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your science project is outstanding\![↗](../../outstanding/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She won an award for outstanding effort.[↗](../../outstanding/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The view from the top was outstanding.[↗](../../outstanding/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There are two pieces of homework still outstanding.[↗](../../outstanding/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bill of $80 had $25 outstanding.[↗](../../outstanding/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He is an outstanding swimmer.[↗](../../outstanding/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We need to sort out the outstanding problems before the trip.[↗](../../outstanding/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The school was rated outstanding by the inspectors.[↗](../../outstanding/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **outstretched** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stretched out as far as possible, usually said of arms, hands, wings or legs.[↗](../../outstretched/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma waited at the door with outstretched arms.[↗](../../outstretched/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The eagle glided with its wings outstretched.[↗](../../outstretched/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He reached for the rope with an outstretched hand.[↗](../../outstretched/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lie on the mat with your legs outstretched.[↗](../../outstretched/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The little boy ran into his dad's outstretched arms.[↗](../../outstretched/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The beggar held out an outstretched cup.[↗](../../outstretched/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Without a moment’s hesitation the clown grasped the black outstretched hand.[↗](../../outstretched/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet they are Thy people and Thine inheritance, that Thou didst bring out by Thy great power and by Thy outstretched arm.'[↗](../../outstretched/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.9.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outstretched/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders.[↗](../../outstretched/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.26.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outstretched/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And know ye this day; for I speak not with your children that have not known, and that have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm, (Torah DEU.11.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outstretched/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for His mercy endureth for ever.[↗](../../outstretched/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.136.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outstretched/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.[↗](../../outstretched/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.21.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outstretched/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · for they shall hear of Thy great name, and of Thy mighty hand, and of Thine outstretched arm — when he shall come and pray toward this house; (Prophets 1KI.8.42, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outstretched/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **outstrip** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To outstrip someone is to go faster than them and leave them behind.[↗](../../outstrip/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hare outstrips the tortoise.[↗](../../outstrip/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She outstripped the wind as she ran home.[↗](../../outstrip/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He outstripped the others in the race.[↗](../../outstrip/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **outward** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Outward means going away from the centre or from a place, towards the outside.[↗](../../outward/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Outward also means what you can see on the outside, not what is inside or felt, like outward calm.[↗](../../outward/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An outward journey is the trip there, not the trip back.[↗](../../outward/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ripples spread outward from the stone.[↗](../../outward/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The door opens outward.[↗](../../outward/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The outward journey took two hours.[↗](../../outward/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her outward calm hid how nervous she was.[↗](../../outward/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The petals curl outward.[↗](../../outward/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't judge people by their outward appearance.[↗](../../outward/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The circle grew outward.[↗](../../outward/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not trust alone to outward appearances.[↗](../../outward/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the open land about the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.[↗](../../outward/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.35.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outward/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The Covenant of Circumcision was to be an outward and visible sign of the Divine promise made to Abraham and his offspring.[↗](../../outward/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../outward/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sorts were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.[↗](../../outward/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.26.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outward/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God; (Writings NEH.11.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outward/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **outwardly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Outwardly means on the outside, as others can see it, not as it is inside.[↗](../../outwardly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Outwardly she looked calm.[↗](../../outwardly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The box was plain outwardly but full of gold.[↗](../../outwardly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He seemed happy outwardly, but he was sad inside.[↗](../../outwardly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **outweigh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* If one thing outweighs another, it is more important or bigger in effect: «The good points outweigh the bad».[↗](../../outweigh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To be heavier than something else.[↗](../../outweigh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fun of the trip outweighs the long drive.[↗](../../outweigh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The benefits of exercise far outweigh the effort.[↗](../../outweigh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A full bag of sand outweighs a bag of feathers.[↗](../../outweigh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said the good of the medicine outweighs the side effects.[↗](../../outweigh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My worries were outweighed by excitement.[↗](../../outweigh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Does the cost outweigh the benefit?[↗](../../outweigh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The elephant outweighs every other land animal.[↗](../../outweigh/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the king took some larger scales, and heaped up all his treasures on one side, but the silk on the other outweighed them all.[↗](../../outweigh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.[↗](../../outweigh/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.10.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outweigh/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **outwit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To outwit someone is to beat them by being cleverer than they are, often by a trick.[↗](../../outwit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (in tales) A clever little hero outwits a giant or a fox.[↗](../../outwit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I did not see that you were outwitting me.[↗](../../outwit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The little dwarf outwitted the great useless creatures.[↗](../../outwit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I must outwit these fish somehow.[↗](../../outwit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he told him not that he fled.[↗](../../outwit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outwit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And Laban said to Jacob: 'What hast thou done, that thou hast outwitted me, and carried away my daughters as though captives of the sword?[↗](../../outwit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outwit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp; (Torah GEN.31.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outwit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") 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