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smart

[smahrt]

verb (used without object)

  1. to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.

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  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.

  4. to suffer keenly from wounded feelings.

    She smarted under their criticism.

  5. to feel shame or remorse or to suffer in punishment or in return for something.



verb (used with object)

  1. to cause a sharp pain to or in.

adjective

smarter, smartest 
  1. quick or prompt in action, as persons.

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  2. having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability.

    a smart student.

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  3. shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others or as in business dealings.

    a smart businessman.

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  4. clever, witty, or readily effective, as a speaker, speech, rejoinder, etc.

  5. dashingly or impressively neat or trim in appearance, as persons, dress, etc.

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  6. socially elegant; sophisticated or fashionable.

    the smart crowd.

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  7. saucy; pert.

    smart remarks.

  8. sharply brisk, vigorous, or active.

    to walk with smart steps.

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  9. sharply severe, as a blow, stroke, etc.

  10. sharp or keen.

    a smart pain.

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  11. Digital Technology.Ģż

    1. (of a machine, system, etc.) equipped with electronic control mechanisms, software programs, etc., and capable of remote, automated, and seemingly intelligent operation.

      smart copiers;

      smart weapons;

      a smart thermostat.

    2. equipped with microprocessors, as for data processing, internet access, etc. (usually used in combination).

      a smartphone;

      a smartwatch.

  12. having properties that can be changed in response to stimuli or environmental conditions; self-regulating.

    smart fabrics that respond to temperature or light.

  13. Older Use.Ģżconsiderable; fairly large.

adverb

  1. in a smart manner; smartly.

noun

  1. a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.

  2. keen mental suffering, as from wounded feelings, affliction, grievous loss, etc.

  3. Slang.Ģżsmarts, intelligence; common sense.

    He never had the smarts to use his opportunities.

smart

1

/ ²õ³¾É‘ː³Ł /

adjective

  1. astute, as in business; clever or bright

  2. quick, witty, and often impertinent in speech

    a smart talker

  3. fashionable; chic

    a smart hotel

  4. well-kept; neat

  5. causing a sharp stinging pain

  6. vigorous or brisk

  7. dialectĢżconsiderable or numerous

    a smart price

  8. (of systems) operating as if by human intelligence by using automatic computer control

  9. (of a projectile or bomb) containing a device that allows it to be guided to its target

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verb

  1. to feel, cause, or be the source of a sharp stinging physical pain or keen mental distress

    a nettle sting smarts

    he smarted under their abuse

  2. (often foll by for) to suffer a harsh penalty

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a stinging pain or feeling

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in a smart manner

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Smart

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/ ²õ³¾É‘ː³Ł /

noun

  1. Christopher. 1722–71, British poet, author of A Song to David (1763) and Jubilate Agno (written 1758–63, published 1939). He was confined (1756–63) for religious mania and died in a debtors' prison

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • smartingly adverb
  • smartly adverb
  • smartness noun
  • supersmart adjective
  • supersmartness noun
  • ultrasmart adjective
  • unsmart adjective
  • unsmarting adjective
  • ˈ²õ³¾²¹°ł³Ł±ō²ā adverb
  • ˈ²õ³¾²¹°ł³Ł¾±²õ³ó adjective
  • ˈ²õ³¾²¹°ł³Ł²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of smart1

First recorded before 1050; Middle English (verb) smerten, Old English -smeortan (only in the compound fyrsmeortende ā€œpainful like fireā€), cognate with Old High German smerzan ( German schmerzen ); (adjective) Middle English smerte, smart ā€œquick, prompt, sharp,ā€ originally, ā€œbiting, smarting,ā€ late Old English smearte, akin to the verb; (adverb and noun) Middle English smerte, derivative of the adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of smart1

Old English smeortan; related to Old High German smerzan, Latin ³¾“ǰł»åŧ°ł±š to bite, Greek smerdnos terrible
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Everywhere we go, we find that the public's actually very smart if you give them a chance to think about the issues and you make it easy and inviting for them to do so.

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Prof Martin Kaiser, team leader in myeloma molecular therapy at the Institute of Cancer Research, said these "are very smart drugs" and the difference in side effects compared to other drugs "is really remarkable".

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Tech companies are integrating AI assistants into other products including smart glasses.

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Expect Tottenham to contest things that bit more but, as with shots from range or crosses, Frank seems to want to be smart when it comes to competing.

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"We have to be smart and use it to our advantage," he said.

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