sprint

CEFRB1

/spɹɪnt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To run as fast as possible for a short distance.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A burst of speed or activity.

Examples

  • During a sprint through the pedestrian precinct, I collided with a man eating a currywurst.

  • Ole Einar Bjoerndalen from Norway won the biathlon 10km sprint.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.

  2. To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A short race at top speed.

More examples

In context

  • Take your time. It's a marathon, not a sprint.

  • "So I broke away early this mornin', gave my guard a kick in the tummy that laid him out, and sprinted for the camp.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

He decided to blank the final 100 meters to win the race.

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Origin

verb

Alteration of earlier sprent (“to leap; bound; dart”), from Northern Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *sprintaną (“to jump up; bounce”), from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ- (“to flinch; jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twitch; fidget; flinch; jump; be quick”). Cognate with Middle High German sprenzen (“to sprinkle; splash”), Swedish spritta (“to startle”), Icelandic spretta (“to spring forth; emerge; arise; develop”).