outrun
outruns
outrunning
outran
Outrun means to run faster than someone or to escape by running. Also figurative. Irregular: outrun-outran-outrun.
Meanings
- To run faster than
- To escape by running
- To exceed or surpass (figurative)
- To go beyond limits
Common Collocations
outrun the police
outrun your problems
outrun inflation
outrun supply
can't outrun
Tip for Learners
Literal: "outrun a pursuer" = escape. Figurative: "Demand is outrunning supply." You can't outrun your past = cannot escape history. Follows same pattern as "run".
Present Simple
| I | outrun |
| you | outrun |
| he/she/it | outruns |
| we | outrun |
| they | outrun |
Examples - Present Simple
- I outrun everyone at the track.
- You outrun your competitors.
- She outruns the fastest sprinters.
- We outrun our pursuers.
- They outrun all challengers.
Present Continuous
| I | am outrunning |
| you | are outrunning |
| he/she/it | is outrunning |
| we | are outrunning |
| they | are outrunning |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am outrunning the champion.
- You are outrunning rivals.
- She is outrunning everyone.
- We are outrunning the competition.
- They are outrunning opponents.
Present Perfect
| I | have outrun |
| you | have outrun |
| he/she/it | has outrun |
| we | have outrun |
| they | have outrun |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have outrun the best.
- You have outrun everyone.
- She has outrun rivals.
- We have outrun competitors.
- They have outrun all.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been outrunning |
| you | have been outrunning |
| he/she/it | has been outrunning |
| we | have been outrunning |
| they | have been outrunning |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been outrunning rivals.
- You have been outrunning everyone.
- She has been outrunning competitors.
- We have been outrunning the field.
- They have been outrunning consistently.
Past Simple
| I | outran |
| you | outran |
| he/she/it | outran |
| we | outran |
| they | outran |
Examples - Past Simple
- I outran the champion.
- You outran everyone.
- She outran her rivals.
- We outran the competition.
- They outran all opponents.
Past Continuous
| I | was outrunning |
| you | were outrunning |
| he/she/it | was outrunning |
| we | were outrunning |
| they | were outrunning |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was outrunning everyone.
- You were outrunning rivals.
- She was outrunning competitors.
- We were outrunning the field.
- They were outrunning opponents.
Past Perfect
| I | had outrun |
| you | had outrun |
| he/she/it | had outrun |
| we | had outrun |
| they | had outrun |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had outrun the best.
- You had outrun everyone.
- She had outrun rivals.
- We had outrun competitors.
- They had outrun all.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been outrunning |
| you | had been outrunning |
| he/she/it | had been outrunning |
| we | had been outrunning |
| they | had been outrunning |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been outrunning rivals.
- You had been outrunning everyone.
- He had been outrunning competitors.
- We had been outrunning the field.
- They had been outrunning constantly.
Future Simple
| I | will outrun |
| you | will outrun |
| he/she/it | will outrun |
| we | will outrun |
| they | will outrun |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will outrun the champion.
- You will outrun everyone.
- She will outrun rivals.
- We will outrun competitors.
- They will outrun all.
Future Continuous
| I | will be outrunning |
| you | will be outrunning |
| he/she/it | will be outrunning |
| we | will be outrunning |
| they | will be outrunning |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be outrunning rivals.
- You will be outrunning everyone.
- He will be outrunning competitors.
- We will be outrunning the field.
- They will be outrunning opponents.
Future Perfect
| I | will have outrun |
| you | will have outrun |
| he/she/it | will have outrun |
| we | will have outrun |
| they | will have outrun |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have outrun everyone.
- You will have outrun rivals.
- She will have outrun competitors.
- We will have outrun the champion.
- They will have outrun all.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been outrunning |
| you | will have been outrunning |
| he/she/it | will have been outrunning |
| we | will have been outrunning |
| they | will have been outrunning |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been outrunning rivals.
- You will have been outrunning everyone.
- He will have been outrunning competitors.
- We will have been outrunning the field.
- They will have been outrunning constantly.