Meaning

13 senses
  1. Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.

    сообрази́тельныйsoobrazítelʹnyj, нахо́дчивыйnaxódčivyj, поня́тливыйponjátlivyj

    кмітли́вийkmitlývyj, тяму́щийtjamúščyj, доте́пнийdotépnyj

  2. (informal)Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.

    klug, intelligent, gescheit

    у́мныйúmnyj, разу́мныйrazúmnyj

    розу́мнийrozúmnyj

  3. (in compounds, often)Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).

    smart car

    smartcard

    интеллектуальныйintellektualʹnyj, умныйumnyj

    розу́мнийrozúmnyj

  4. Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.

    a smart outfit

    You look smart in that business suit.

    элега́нтныйelegántnyj

    елега́нтнийelehántnyj

  5. Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.

    He became tired of his girlfriend's smart remarks.

    Don't get smart with me!

  6. Sudden and intense.

  7. Causing sharp pain; stinging.

  8. Sharp; keen; poignant.

    a smart pain

  9. (Southern US, dated)Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.

    He raised his voice; it hurt her feelings right smart.

    That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart.

  10. (Appalachia)Hard-working.

  11. (archaic)Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.

  12. (archaic)Pretentious; showy; spruce.

    a smart gown

Examples

1675 sentences
  1. He is a very smart boy.

    Він дуже розумний хлопець.

    ruОн очень умный мальчик.

    deEr ist ein sehr intelligenter Junge.

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  2. Tom is a very smart boy.

    Том дуже розумний хлопчик.

    ruТом очень умный мальчик.

    deTom ist ein sehr kluger Junge.

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  3. I told you Tom was smart.

    Я ж казав тобі, що Том розумний.

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  4. Tom is really smart, isn't he?

    Том дуже розумний, так?

    deTom ist sehr schlau, nicht wahr?

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  5. Tom isn't very smart, is he?

    Том не дуже розумний, еге ж?

    ruТом не очень-то умён, да?

    deTom ist nicht der Schlauste, oder?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
exhibiting social ability or cleverness:
cleverly shrewd and humorous:
exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books:
good-looking:
Русский
By meaning 5
exhibiting social ability or cleverness:
cleverly shrewd and humorous:
exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books:
equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology):
good-looking:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books:

Origin

From Middle English smert, smart, from Old English smeart (“smarting, smart, painful”), fr

From Middle English smert, smart, from Old English smeart (“smarting, smart, painful”), from Proto-West Germanic *smart, from Proto-Germanic *smartaz (“hurting, aching”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to bite, sting”). Cognate with Scots smert (“painful, smart”), Old Frisian smert (“sharp, painful”).

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Forms

smarter, smartest
Comparativesmarter Lesson
Superlativesmartest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

56 synonyms

Antonyms

13 antonyms

Word family

84 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is smarter than
  • as smart as
  • lot smarter than
  • a lot smarter
  • smart enough to
  • was smart enough
  • isn't as smart
  • smart enough
  • is a smart
  • smart guy
  • a very smart
  • lot smarter

See also

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