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# outrun

verb (outrun, outruns, outran, outrun, outrunning)

«outrun» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To run faster or further than someone, so you get away or win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/#m1)
2. To grow or go beyond something: «Our spending outran our money». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and nature lessons: a gazelle can outrun a lion over a long distance; a cheetah is fastest but only for a short sprint. In safety: you cannot outrun a wave or a fire, so get out of the way early. In sport: «outrun the defenders».

### Examples

- The rabbit outran the fox and escaped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/#x1)
- Can you outrun your big brother? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/#x2)
- A cheetah can outrun any other land animal over a short distance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/#x3)
- You can't outrun a tsunami, so go to high ground at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/#x4)
- She outran all the defenders and scored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/#x5)
- The gingerbread man thought he could outrun everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/#x6)
- “He can outrun the wind,” cried Fionn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/#x7)

### Note

Irregular like «run»: outrun, outran, outrun. Double «n» in «outrunning». «Out-» means «more or better than»: outrun, outgrow, outswim, outsmart.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «outrun» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«outrun» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/outrun.html) on Mova free.