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Definition of outrun verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outrun

verb
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌn/
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they outrun
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌn/
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌn/
he / she / it outruns
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌnz/
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌnz/
past simple outran
 
/ˌaʊtˈræn/
 
/ˌaʊtˈræn/
past participle outrun
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌn/
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌn/
-ing form outrunning
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌnɪŋ/
 
/ˌaʊtˈrʌnɪŋ/
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  1. outrun somebody/something to run faster or further than somebody/something
    • He couldn't outrun his pursuers.
  2. outrun something to develop faster than something synonym outstrip
    • Demand for the new model is outrunning supply.
    • The population is outrunning the local resources.
See outrun in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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