sprinted
SaySPRIN-tid/ˈspɹɪntɪd/
- 1Past tense and past participle of sprint.
He had sprinted the final lap and collapsed just past the finish line.
The riders sprinted for the line over the last two hundred meters.
Note
Despite its look-alike spring, with sprang and sprung, this verb is fully regular. It covers any short burst at top speed, on foot or on a bike, and works with or without an object: she sprinted for the bus, he sprinted the last hundred meters. The goal is often marked with for or to, as in sprinted to the door.
sprinted is a form of sprint
sprint, verb: To run, cycle or otherwise move at top speed for a short period. Full entry
- Spelling
- sprint → sprinted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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