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# sprint

verb (sprint, sprints, sprinted, sprinting); noun (a sprint, sprints)

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

## Everyday

1. To sprint is to run as fast as you can for a short distance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#m1)
2. A sprint is a short, very fast race, like the 100 metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#m2)
3. A sprint can also be a short burst of hard work done quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PE and sports day, children run sprints and relay races; a sprint is different from a long-distance run, where you pace yourself. In everyday life, people sprint for a bus. In maths, sprint times and distances let you compare speeds.

### Examples

- She sprinted to catch the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#x1)
- The 100-metre sprint is the shortest race on sports day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#x2)
- He won the sprint by a metre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#x3)
- We sprinted across the field when the bell rang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#x4)
- You can't sprint for a whole marathon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#x5)
- The cheetah can sprint faster than any other land animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#x6)
- Her sprint time was 15 seconds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprint/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: «sprinted». A sprint is short and fast; a «jog» is slow and steady. In maths, shorter time for the same distance means a faster speed: speed = distance ÷ time.

## On Mova

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