Meaning of outguess | Babel Free

Definitions

To beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.

transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“He outguessed, outscored, and outguarded the Tiger, though the latter in a guard position showed that he was a real basketball man.”

“Switching on “Jeopardy,” she simultaneously, talks to her baby, pages through the paper, and outguesses the TV contestants.”

“It has been the dream⟳ of socialist governments to outguess markets by investing in winning industries that would provide⟳ the wherewithal to support⟳ their social welfare programs.”

“Money managers who play⟳ down currencies tend⟳ to argue⟳ that outguessing foreign exchange⟳ markets in the short term is perilous, and that, over the long haul, shifts in currency values tend⟳ to offset one another.”

“Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon "Trying to out-guess Bonaparte; the thought makes my blood run⟳ cold."”

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