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outruns

outruns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outrun.

outruns is the plural of outrun.

Meaning of outrun

Verb

outrun (third-person singular simple present outruns, present participle outrunning, simple past outran, past participle outrun)

  1. (transitive) To run faster than.
    • Can a tiger outrun a lion?
  2. (transitive) 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

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Questions about outruns

What is outruns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Outruns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outrun.

Words near outruns in the dictionary

  1. outrun the constable
  2. outrung
  3. outrunner
  4. outrunners
  5. outrunning
  6. outruns
  7. outrush
  8. outrushed
  9. outrushes
  10. outrushing
  11. outré

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