outrun
pronunciation
How to pronounce outrun in British English:
UK [ˌaʊtˈrʌn]
How to pronounce outrun in American English:
US [aʊtˈrʌn]
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- Verb:
- run faster than
Word Origin
- outrun (v.)
- mid-14c., "to run out," from out (adv.) + run (v.). Sense of "to outstrip in running" is from 1520s; figurative use from 1650s. Related: Outran; outrunning.
Example
- 1. The shod hiker retorts that it is not the bear he needs to outrun , merely his fellow hiker .
- 2. A rabbit might outrun a fox , but stalks of wheat aren 't making any quick getaways .
- 3. Mr. quelch : first of all , china 's pace of expansion has outrun the speed with which managers can experientially develop themselves , and so our role is to be an accelerant .
- 4. A stagnating world , on the other hand , requires a more limited state , lest expanding commitments outrun a slow-growing economy 's ability to fund itself .