outrun

C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement

Also spelled out-run

US /aʊtˈrʌn/ UK /aʊtˈrʌn/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to run faster or farther than; to escape or exceed

No one in the village could outrun the young shepherd.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to run faster or farther... outpaceoutdistance outstrip exceed surpass escape elude

Opposites

trail lag

Word family

Related forms runoutran

Etymology

From Old English ūtrinnan ('to run out'), from ūt ('out') plus rinnan ('to run'). The competitive sense 'to run faster than' is the dominant modern meaning.

ūt Old English rinnan Old English

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Verbs of Movement

# outrun

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** aʊtˈrʌn
**IPA (UK):** aʊtˈrʌn

## Meanings
1. to run faster or farther than; to escape or exceed

## Examples
- No one in the village could outrun the young shepherd.

## Synonyms
- outpace
- outdistance
- outstrip
- exceed
- surpass
- escape
- elude

## Antonyms
- trail
- lag

## Related Forms
- run
- outran

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ūt
- Root: rinnan

## Etymology
From Old English ūtrinnan ('to run out'), from ūt ('out') plus rinnan ('to run'). The competitive sense 'to run faster than' is the dominant modern meaning.

## AI Etymology
Outrun comes from Old English ūtrinnan ('to run out'), from ūt ('out') plus rinnan ('to run'). The competitive sense 'to run faster than' is the dominant modern meaning. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a verb, it means "to run faster or farther than; to escape or exceed", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Old English ūt and Old English rinnan. Related words include run, outran.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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