Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outrun
Participle: outrun
Gerund: outrunning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | outrun |
| you | outrun |
| he;she;it | outruns |
| we | outrun |
| you | outrun |
| they | outrun |
Perfect
| I | have outrun |
| you | have outrun |
| he;she;it | has outrun |
| we | have outrun |
| you | have outrun |
| they | have outrun |
Past
| I | outran |
| you | outran |
| he;she;it | outran |
| we | outran |
| you | outran |
| they | outran |
Pluperfect
| I | had outrun |
| you | had outrun |
| he;she;it | had outrun |
| we | had outrun |
| you | had outrun |
| they | had outrun |
Future
| I | will outrun |
| you | will outrun |
| he;she;it | will outrun |
| we | will outrun |
| you | will outrun |
| they | will outrun |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outrun |
| you | will have outrun |
| he;she;it | will have outrun |
| we | will have outrun |
| you | will have outrun |
| they | will have outrun |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outrun |
| you | outrun |
| he;she;it | outrun |
| we | outrun |
| you | outrun |
| they | outrun |
Perfect
| I | have outrun |
| you | have outrun |
| he;she;it | have outrun |
| we | have outrun |
| you | have outrun |
| they | have outrun |
Imperfect
| I | outran |
| you | outran |
| he;she;it | outran |
| we | outran |
| you | outran |
| they | outran |
Pluperfect
| I | had outrun |
| you | had outrun |
| he;she;it | had outrun |
| we | had outrun |
| you | had outrun |
| they | had outrun |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outrun |
| you | would outrun |
| he;she;it | would outrun |
| we | would outrun |
| you | would outrun |
| they | would outrun |
Perfect
| I | would have outrun |
| you | would have outrun |
| he;she;it | would have outrun |
| we | would have outrun |
| you | would have outrun |
| they | would have outrun |
Imperative
| you | outrun |
| we | Let's outrun |
| you | outrun |
Verbs similar to 'outrun'
outgun,
out-gun,
outbud,
outburn,
outbuy,
outcon,
outcut,
outdin,
outen,
outfund,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to be better than
- best, better, dwarf, eclipse, exceed, excel, outclass, outdo, outmatch, outperform, outrival, outshadow, outshine, outstrip, outvie, overshadow, pass, put to shame, surpass, top, transcend, trump, upstage
- outpace
- outstrip, outclass, distance, overtake, outdo, outdistance, exceed, surpass
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *úd
3. Proto-Germanic *ūt
4. Proto-Germanic *ūt-
5. Old English ūt-
6. Middle English ut-
7. English out-
8. English run
9. English outrun
10. From out- + run.
Sample Sentences
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Can a tiger outrun a lion?
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I don't need to outrun the bear; I just need to outrun you.
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Once it became obvious that Extra 3119 West was out of control, the VAN engineer took matters into his own hands. Hearing the engineer of Extra 3119 West repeatedly report his speed as being 80 mph, the VAN engineer believed the other train had reached maximum speed and that he could outrun it. Had he been instructed to do this earlier by the dispatcher, he might have succeeded in staying ahead of the runaway. [1981 August 18, National Transportation Safety Board, “Role of Dispatcher”, in Railroad Accident Report: Rear-End Collision of Union Pacific Railroad Company Freight Trains Extra 3119 West and Extra 8044 West, Near Kelso, California, November 17, 1980, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2022, pages 30–31:]
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They will take care not to outrun their income. They will never be distressed for money. [1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:]
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[…] as I levelled my glance towards the taffrail, foreboding shivers ran over me. Reality outran apprehension; Captain Ahab stood upon his quarter-deck. [1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 28, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:]