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- Dictionarysmart/smɑːt/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed: "you look very smart" Similar Opposite
- 2. having or showing a quick-witted intelligence: informal "if he was that smart he would never have been tricked" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. (of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain: "her legs were scratched and smarting" Similar
noun
- 1. sharp stinging pain: "the smart of the recent cuts"
- 2. intelligence; acumen: informal North American "I don't think I have the smarts for it"
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SMART definition: 1. having a clean, tidy, and stylish appearance: 2. A place or event that is smart attracts…. Learn more.
1. : having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent, bright. a smart young student. a smart decision/investment/idea. That wasn't a very smart thing to do. The pursuit of genius or at least being the smartest person in the room continues to tantalize humans. Lydia Dishman. 2. a. : witty, clever. a smart comedy/sitcom. b.
intelligent, or able to think quickly or intelligently in difficult situations: Maddy's teacher says she's one of the smartest kids in the class. Why don't you fix it if you're so smart? I'm not smart enough to understand computers. He's smart enough to know he can't run the business without her. Quitting that job was the smartest move I ever made.
adjective. showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness. synonyms: astute, savvy, sharp, shrewd. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence. cagey, cagy, canny, clever. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.
Smart definition: to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.. See examples of SMART used in a sentence.
Definition of smart adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define smart. smart synonyms, smart pronunciation, smart translation, English dictionary definition of smart. adj. smart·er , smart·est 1. a. Having or showing intelligence; bright. See Synonyms at intelligent. b. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others: a smart...
to feel upset because someone has said or done something unpleasant to you: The team are still smarting from last week's defeat. smart verb [I] (PAIN) If part of your body smarts, it hurts with a sharp, burning pain: The smoke from the fire made her eyes smart.
smart in American English. (smɑːrt) (adjective -er, -est) intransitive verb. 1. to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound. 2. to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating application, a blow, etc. 3. to feel a sharp, stinging pain, as in a wound.
1. • It's the smart move, Rachel. • This was a smart move, Stella, real smart. • What is the smartest move you've ever made? get smart with • Address and form tricks Browsers are getting smarter with every release. looking ... smart • Sunday was the day for looking smart.