Skip to content

verb · transitive · rare

outfox

outfox · outfoxes · outfoxed · outfoxing

To beat in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunningTo beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.

/ˌaʊtˈfɒks/

» You can't outfox him.

Meaning

1 senses

To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
beat through cleverness and wit

Examples

2 sentences

You can't outfox him.
CC BY · Tatoeba · soliloquist · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Can you outfox a fox?
ruТы можешь перехитрить хитреца?
deKann man füchsischer sein als ein Fuchs?
CC BY · Tatoeba · memries · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Forms

outfoxes, outfoxing, outfoxed, outfoxed

Base form	outfox · to outfox
3rd person singular	outfoxes
Present participle	outfoxing
Past simple	outfoxed
Past participle	outfoxed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	outfox
he, she, it	outfoxes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

outfoxed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have outfoxed
he, she, it	has outfoxed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will outfox

Synonyms

9 synonyms

outwit outthink outmaneuver outguess outslick overreach

Close in meaning

beat through cleverness and wit:outwit overreach outsmart beat circumvent

Word family

1 related words

Derivedoutfoxer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

outfitB2 outflow outgo outgrowB2 outhouse

outfox — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto