outrun

• Courir plus vite que quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou dépasser une limite, un record ou des attentes.

A verb used to indicate running faster than someone or something, or escaping or exceeding a limit or expectation.

verbe irrégulier

1. Run faster thanB1formal

   To move at a speed greater than someone or something else, thereby escaping or surpassing them.

   Dépasser en vitesse

   • The cheetah can outrun any other land animal.
   • He managed to outrun his pursuers through the narrow alleys.
   • No car can outrun a speeding bullet.

   Synonymesoutdistanceoutpaceoutstrip

2. Exceed or surpassB2formal

   To go beyond a limit, expectation, or capacity.

   dépasser

   • The company's growth has outrun all initial projections.
   • His ambition outran his ability to achieve it.
   • The demand for the product quickly outran the supply.

   Synonymesexceedoutdooutmatchoutstripsurpasstranscend