outrun

🇺🇸 /ˌaʊtˈrʌn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌaʊtˈrʌn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

Move faster than someone or something else.

The cheetah managed to outrun the gazelle.

R

Grow or develop faster than something else.

The city's growth is starting to outrun its infrastructure.

translation

v. Move faster than someone or something else.; Grow or develop faster than something else.

Word Forms

Past outran
Progressive outrunning
3rd Present outruns