outrun

[out-ruhn]

verb (used with object)

outran, outrun, outrunning. 

1. to run faster or farther than.

2. to escape by or as if by running.

   They managed to outrun the police.

3. to exceed; excel; surpass.

outrun

/ ˌaʊtˈrʌn /

verb

1. to run faster, farther, or better than

2. to escape from by or as if by running

3. to go beyond; exceed

Word History and Origins

Origin of outrun¹

First recorded in 1520–30; out + run

Example Sentences

The boat crews try to slip past or outrun whatever Colombia and the U.S. put in front of them: coastal patrol boats to frigates and helicopters farther out.

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To outrun tariffs, though, it is standing still.

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When policy signals outrun operational reality, markets and voters eventually force a correction.

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For all his brilliance, Oedipus was unable to outrun his fate, which in Icke’s version has less to do with the gods and more to do with animal instincts and social forces.

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He doesn’t like the fact that she can outrun him.

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Related Words

• elude 
• surpass