outrun
/ˈaʊtɹʌn/ verb B2- To run faster than. · Can a tiger outrun a lion?· I don't need to outrun the bear; I just need to outrun you.
- To exceed or overextend.
He/she/it outruns · Past outran · Past participle outrun · -ing form outrunning
Verb forms
- Base form
- outrun
- He/she/it
- outruns
- Past
- outran
- Past participle
- outrun
- -ing form
- outrunning
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
Zeal should not outrun discretion.
Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.
_They_ will take care not to outrun their income.
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