Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).

    go around the flank of (an opposing army)

  2. (transitive)To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).

Examples

2 sentences

  1. We outflanked the enemy's right.

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  2. "We've been outflanked!"

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

outflanks, outflanking, outflanked, outflanked
Base formoutflank · to outflank
3rd person singularoutflanks
Present participleoutflanking
Past simpleoutflanked
Past participleoutflanked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoutflank
he, she, itoutflanks

Past simpleLesson

all personsoutflanked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave outflanked
he, she, ithas outflanked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill outflank

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedoutflanker

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
outfieldoutfitB2outflowoutgo
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