outran
Syllables: out·ran/ˌaʊtˈɹæn/
outran is the simple past of outrun.
Meaning of outrun
Verb
outrun (third-person singular simple present outruns, present participle outrunning, simple past outran, past participle outrun)
- To run faster than.
- Can a tiger outrun a lion?
- To exceed or overextend.
- 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
Words that rhyme with outran
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- clan
- ban
- Cheyenne
- Longshan
- Nanshan
- plan
- an
- gan
- Gushan
- han
- Hongshan
- mann
- nan
- stan
- tan
- unman
- Baoshan
- Dongshan
- flan
- Heshan
- Jinshan
- langshan
- marzipan
- panne
- Qishan
- ran
- rattan
- bantustan
- began
- chan
- Fengshan
- Fran
- Guanshan
- Hengshan
- Huangshan
- Huishan
- japan
- Lausanne
- Lianshan
- Lushan
- Marianne
- Pingshan
- scran
- sedan
- shan
- than
- trapan
- trepan
Questions about outran
- What is outran the simple past of?
- Outran is the simple past of outrun.
- How do you pronounce outran?
- Outran is pronounced /ˌaʊtˈɹæn/.
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