sprinted
past simple and past participle ofsprint
sprint
verb[I]
uk/sprɪnt/us/sprɪnt/torunasfastas you can over ashortdistance, either in araceor because you are in agreathurryto getsomewhere:
We had to sprint tocatchthebus.
to run
- runShe saw him running down the street.
- sprintI had to sprint to catch the bus.
- jog"What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming."
- raceHe raced up the stairs to answer the phone.
- rushEveryone rushed to the door when the alarm went off.
- dashHe dashed out the door after the dog.
Athletics
- blade
- decathlon
- discus
- DNF
- endurance
- faller
- finish line
- gun
- high jumper
- hurdle
- javelin
- obstacle course
- starter
- straight
- tape
- triple jumper
- ultra
- ultra-runner
- ultra-running
- ultramarathon
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Examplesofsprinted
sprinted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The policesprintedafter the criminal.
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Hesprintedthrough his borrowing figures, so let me recap.
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The train left the harbour station at about 8.5 and unless men desiring to catch itsprintedhard, it was impossible for them to catch it.
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Before these players, wingers were often just the quick men who caught passes and thensprintedfor the line.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aldermansprinted30 yards round the fine-leg boundary to catch it with his outstretched right hand just above the palings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With this result they qualified for the final in which theysprintedto 42.31 seconds, the first place and the gold medal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the final of the 10,000 m hesprintedinto the lead 300 m from the finish and won by ten metres.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With this result they qualified for the final, in which theysprintedto a time of 43.28 seconds, which was the fifth place.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The subjectssprintedrepeatedly on a track while radar determined their velocity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There theysprintedto a time of 38.58 seconds, which was the fifth time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In one scene, as assistant watched the stage for a visual music cue, thensprintedto inform the conductor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On spotting multiple journalists outside the venue, he reportedly panicked and desperatelysprintedtowards his car to avoid being photographed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Altig, who is 1m 80 tall and weighed 80 kg,sprintedon the track on 52 or 53 16 and rode pursuits on 52 15.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hesprinteddown the bow of the vessel with a palm tree.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A few minutes later, he caught a punt andsprinted60 yards for another score.
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- misguided
- misguided attempt
- misguidedly
- misguided policy
- mishandle
- mishandled
- mishandling
- mishap
- mishear
- mishit
- mishmash
- misidentification
- misidentify
- misinform
- misinformation
- misinformed
- misinforming
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misinterpreted
- misinterpreting
- misjudge
- misjudged
- misjudging
- misjudgment