āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
smart
01
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ,āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨, quick to learn and understand
able to think and learn in a good and quick way
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She enjoys challenging puzzles because she 's smart and enjoys problem-solving.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ
(of people or clothes) looking neat, tidy, and elegantly fashionable
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bride âs dress was not only beautiful but also had a smart design that highlighted her figure perfectly.
āĻŦāĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Disapproving
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Do n't get smart with me, or you'll be grounded.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¨āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ, āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨
having or showing the ability to learn quickly
05
āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ, āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨
capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
06
āĻāĻāĻĒāĻā§, āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ
quick, brisk, and efficient in movement or action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The soldiers marched in smart formation.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻĒāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ°, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§
causing sharp, often sudden, physical pain
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Cold wind can have a smart sting.
āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
01
āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž
an intense, stinging physical pain or discomfort, usually caused by a wound or a fresh cut
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She winced at the smart in her shoulder after she put bandage on it.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ§ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
a deep emotional pain or regret experienced by a person
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The memory of her mistake filled her with a sharp smart of regret.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
to smart
01
āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
to cause or be the source of sharp, stinging physical or emotional pain
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His pride still smarts from the criticism.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
smartly
smartness
smart
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
