outrun
verbenomattesté dans les dialogues
- //ˈaʊtɹʌn//
To run faster than.
verbe
- 1
To run faster than.
Can a tiger outrun a lion?
I don't need to outrun the bear; I just need to outrun you.
- 2
To exceed or overextend.
They will take care not to outrun their income. They will never be distressed for money.
[…] as I levelled my glance towards the taffrail, foreboding shivers ran over me. Reality outran apprehension; Captain Ahab stood upon his quarter-deck.
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English run English outrun From out- + run.
nom
- 1
In ski jumping, the flat or uphill area past the landing point, where the skier can slow down.
- 2
The sheepdog's initial run towards the sheep, done in a curving motion so as not to startle them.
- 3
A piece of outlying grazing land on an arable farm.
Formes
- pluriel
- outruns
- passé
- outran
- participe présent
- outrunning
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- outruns