outrun

aʊtˈrʌn

outranoutrunning

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Definition of outrun - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

speedrun faster than someone or something

She managed to outrun her competitors in the race.

outpace

outstrip

overtake

developmentdevelop faster than something else

Technology often outruns regulations.

outpace

outstrip

limits

Rare

exceed a limit or boundary

Rare

His ambition outruns his abilities.

overstep

surpass

transcend

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you can't outrun your fork

exp.

exercise cannot fix problems caused by bad eating habits

You can't outrun your fork, so eat healthy to stay fit..

Origin of outrun

English, out (beyond) + run (move swiftly)

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eat someone's dust

racing

be outrun or left behind in a race

Examples of outrun in a sentence

He could outrun all his friends on the playground.
Innovation can outrun traditional business models.
The startup's growth outruns its competitors.
The company's expenses outrun its revenue.
Her imagination outruns the constraints of reality.

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French:distancer, devancer, ...
German:überholen, übertreffen, ...
Italian:superare, oltrepassare, ...
Spanish:correr más rápido, superar, ...
Portuguese:ultrapassar, exceder, ...
Chinese:跑赢, 发展快于, ...
Japanese:追い越す, 先行する, ...
Arabic:سَبَقَ, تَفَوَّقَ على, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשִּׂיג בְּרִיצָה, לְהַקְדִּים, ...
Russian:опередить, развиваться быстрее, ...
Ukrainian:обганяти, випереджати, ...
Hindi:पीछे छोड़ना, तेज़ी से विकसित होना, ...
Bengali:ছাড়িয়ে দৌড়ানো, ছাড়িয়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:córrer més que, superar, ...
Czech:předběhnout, předbíhat, ...
Danish:løbe fra, udvikle sig hurtigere end, ...
Dutch:sneller zijn dan, vooruitlopen op, ...
Greek:ξεπερνώ στο τρέξιμο, ξεπερνώ, ...
Hungarian:lefutni, túlszárnyalni, ...
Khmer:រត់លឿនជាង, រីកចម្រើនលឿនជាង, ...
Korean:앞지르다, 넘어서다, ...
Persian:جلو زدن, پیشی گرفت, ...
Polish:wyprzedzić, wyprzedzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):correr mais rápido, avançar mais rápido que, ...
Romanian:a depăși, a avansa, ...
Swedish:springa ifrån, överträffa, ...
Thai:วิ่งเร็วกว่า, พัฒนาเร็วกว่า, ...
Turkish:geride bırakmak, daha hızlı gelişmek, ...
Vietnamese:chạy nhanh hơn, vượt qua, ...

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