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outflankoutflank /aʊtˈflæŋk/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEoutflank |
Present | I, you, we, they | outflank | | he, she, it | outflanks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | outflanked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have outflanked | | he, she, it | has outflanked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had outflanked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will outflank | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have outflanked |
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Present | I | am outflanking | | he, she, it | is outflanking | | you, we, they | are outflanking | Past | I, he, she, it | was outflanking | | you, we, they | were outflanking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been outflanking | | he, she, it | has been outflanking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been outflanking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be outflanking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been outflanking |
1to gain an advantage over an opponent, especially in politics or business: Republicans sought to outflank Democrats on the tax bill.2to go around the side of an enemy during a battle and attack them from behind: To the west, the army was outflanked by a huge number of British forces. |