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verb | noun sprintsprint1 /sprɪnt/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYsprint1Origin: 1500-1600 from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEsprint |
Present | I, you, we, they | sprint | | he, she, it | sprints | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sprinted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sprinted | | he, she, it | has sprinted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sprinted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sprint | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sprinted |
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Present | I | am sprinting | | he, she, it | is sprinting | | you, we, they | are sprinting | Past | I, he, she, it | was sprinting | | you, we, they | were sprinting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sprinting | | he, she, it | has been sprinting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sprinting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sprinting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sprinting |
THESAURUSmove quickly on foot► runa) to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk: If we run, we can still catch the bus. He ran for his life as bullets flew around him (=to avoid being killed).b) to move in this way as a sport or for exercise: I run every morning. ► jog to run at a slow steady speed for exercise: It takes a half an hour to jog around the lake. ► sprint to run as fast as you can for a short distance: I sprinted toward the end zone and got the touchdown. ► dash to run somewhere, usually a short distance, because you are in a hurry: She dashed across the street to catch the bus. ► tear to run somewhere very fast, especially in a dangerous or careless way: The dog came tearing across the backyard at me, and I screamed. ► dart to run suddenly in a particular direction: A rabbit darted across the trail in front of us. ► race to run somewhere very quickly, especially because it is important that you get somewhere: She raced up the stairs when she heard the scream. ► bolt to suddenly run somewhere very fast, especially in order to escape or because you are frightened: At the sound of the siren, the men bolted for the door. ► scurry to run quickly with small steps, especially because you are nervous or afraid: Occasionally a cockroach would scurry across the floor. ► scamper to run quickly with quick short steps. Used about children or small animals: Squirrels were scampering around the park. ► trot to run fairly slowly, taking short steps. Used especially about horses and dogs: A little dog was trotting behind her. ► gallop to run very fast. Used about horses: The horse started galloping down the hill. to run very fast for a short distance: sprint along/across/up etc. Lewis sprinted across the finish line.► see thesaurus at run1 [Origin: 1500–1600 from a Scandinavian language] verb | noun sprintsprint2 noun 1[singular] a short period of running very fast2[countable] a short race in which runners run very fast, swimmers swim very fast, etc. over a short distance: a 200-meter sprint |