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adjective | adverb | verb smartsmart1 /smɑrt/ ●●● S1 W3 adjective ETYMOLOGYsmart1Origin: Old English smeart ► a smart move Buying the house was a smart move (=a good decision). ► get smart with Don’t get smart with me. ► has a smart mouth That girl has a smart mouth (=says rude things that do not show respect). THESAURUShaving a high level of ability to learn, understand, and think about things, or showing this ability► intelligenthaving a high level of ability to learn, understand, and think about things, or showing this ability: Cara is an ambitious and intelligent young woman. He makes intelligent decisions, and makes them quickly. ► smart intelligent. Smart sounds more informal than intelligent: Jacob is a really smart guy. ► bright intelligent. Used especially about children and young people: Both their children are bright and plan to go to college. ► brilliant extremely intelligent and good at the work you do: Einstein was a brilliant scientist. ► wise having a lot of experience and knowledge about people and the world: The story tells of a wise old man who helps his grandson respect himself. ► clever intelligent, especially in a way that is unusual: She is clever and creative, and her business is doing well. ► cunning/crafty good at using your intelligence to trick people: The actor plays the cunning criminal who tries to defeat Superman. ► intellectual having or showing a lot of education and interested in learning about art, science, literature, etc.: I work at a college with a lot of very intellectual people. ► gifted a gifted child is much more intelligent or talented than most other children: The class is for gifted kids who need more challenges in school. ► quick informal able to learn and understand things quickly: He’s very quick – I never have to explain things twice. ► sharp intelligent and able to understand things quickly so that you are not easily tricked or confused: Adam is very sharp, so he knew immediately that the salesman’s numbers were wrong. ► shrewd/astute good at understanding situations or people and at making decisions to get what you want: Sachs was a shrewd judge of character and chose his staff well. 1INTELLIGENT intelligent OPP dumb, stupid: He’s a smart guy. You’re way too smart to be doing this job.► see thesaurus at intelligent2SHOWING GOOD JUDGMENT a)making good judgments or decisions: Here are a few tips every smart traveler should know. a smart businesswoman b)a smart decision, plan, etc. shows good judgment or thinking OPP dumb, stupid: Buying the house was a smart move (=a good decision).3NOT RESPECTFUL saying funny things in a way that does not show respect: That’s enough of your smart remarks for now. Don’t get smart with me. That girl has a smart mouth (=says rude things that do not show respect). → see also smart-mouthed4TECHNOLOGY [only before noun] computers smart machines, weapons, materials, etc. have a computer system that makes them able to make decisions and react to different situations appropriately: smart weapons → see also smart bomb5the smart money opinions and judgments made by intelligent people who know a lot about a particular situation, especially relating to investments: The smart money says that biotech is the next big thing.6FASHIONABLE old-fashioned neat and fashionable, or used by fashionable people SYN sharp: a smart suit7WELL-DRESSED old-fashioned wearing neat attractive clothes and having a generally neat and clean appearance8QUICK a smart movement is done quickly and with force: Marvin gave me a smart kick under the table.[Origin: Old English smeart]—smartness noun [uncountable] → see also smarts adjective | adverb | verb smartsmart2 adverb informal in a way that shows intelligence and good judgment: We’ve got to work smarter, not harder. adjective | adverb | verb smartsmart3 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEsmart |
| Present | I, you, we, they | smart | | he, she, it | smarts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | smarted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have smarted | | he, she, it | has smarted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had smarted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will smart | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have smarted |
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| Present | I | am smarting | | he, she, it | is smarting | | you, we, they | are smarting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was smarting | | you, we, they | were smarting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been smarting | | he, she, it | has been smarting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been smarting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be smarting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been smarting |
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