outmanoeuvre
verb/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvə(r)/
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvər/
(US English outmaneuver)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they outmanoeuvre | /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvə(r)/ /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvər/ |
| he / she / it outmanoeuvres | /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvəz/ /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərz/ |
| past simple outmanoeuvred | /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvəd/ /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərd/ |
| past participle outmanoeuvred | /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvəd/ /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərd/ |
| -ing form outmanoeuvring | /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərɪŋ/ /ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərɪŋ/ |
- outmanoeuvre somebody/something to do better than an opponent by acting in a way that is cleverer or shows more skill
- The president has so far managed to outmanoeuvre his critics.
- The team was outmanoeuvred physically and mentally.
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