Meaning of "sprint" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPRINT

From Scandinavian; related to Old English gesprintan to emit, Old Norse spretta to jump up, Old High German sprinzan to jump up, Swedish sprata to kick.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SPRINT

sprint  [sprɪnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPRINT

Sprint is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sprint in English.

WHAT DOES SPRINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sprint in the English dictionary

The first definition of sprint in the dictionary is a short race run at top speed, such as the 100 metres. Other definition of sprint is a fast finishing speed at the end of a longer race, as in running or cycling, etc. Sprint is also any quick run.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPRINT

PRESENT

Present

I sprint

you sprint

he/she/it sprints

we sprint

you sprint

they sprint

Present continuous

I am sprinting

you are sprinting

he/she/it is sprinting

we are sprinting

you are sprinting

they are sprinting

Present perfect

I have sprinted

you have sprinted

he/she/it has sprinted

we have sprinted

you have sprinted

they have sprinted

Present perfect continuous

I have been sprinting

you have been sprinting

he/she/it has been sprinting

we have been sprinting

you have been sprinting

they have been sprinting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sprinted

you sprinted

he/she/it sprinted

we sprinted

you sprinted

they sprinted

Past continuous

I was sprinting

you were sprinting

he/she/it was sprinting

we were sprinting

you were sprinting

they were sprinting

Past perfect

I had sprinted

you had sprinted

he/she/it had sprinted

we had sprinted

you had sprinted

they had sprinted

Past perfect continuous

I had been sprinting

you had been sprinting

he/she/it had been sprinting

we had been sprinting

you had been sprinting

they had been sprinting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sprint

you will sprint

he/she/it will sprint

we will sprint

you will sprint

they will sprint

Future continuous

I will be sprinting

you will be sprinting

he/she/it will be sprinting

we will be sprinting

you will be sprinting

they will be sprinting

Future perfect

I will have sprinted

you will have sprinted

he/she/it will have sprinted

we will have sprinted

you will have sprinted

they will have sprinted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sprinting

you will have been sprinting

he/she/it will have been sprinting

we will have been sprinting

you will have been sprinting

they will have been sprinting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sprint

you would sprint

he/she/it would sprint

we would sprint

you would sprint

they would sprint

Conditional continuous

I would be sprinting

you would be sprinting

he/she/it would be sprinting

we would be sprinting

you would be sprinting

they would be sprinting

Conditional perfect

I would have sprint

you would have sprint

he/she/it would have sprint

we would have sprint

you would have sprint

they would have sprint

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sprinting

you would have been sprinting

he/she/it would have been sprinting

we would have been sprinting

you would have been sprinting

they would have been sprinting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sprint
we let´s sprint
you sprint

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sprint

Past participle

sprinted

Present Participle

sprinting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SPRINT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sprint» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of sprint

dart · dash · hare · hotfoot · race · run · scamper · shoot · tear · whizz

TRANSLATION OF SPRINT

Find out the translation of sprint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sprint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sprint» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 疾跑
• Translator English - Spanish: carrera corta
• English: sprint
• Translator English - Hindi: स्प्रिंट
• Translator English - Arabic: سِبَاقٌ قَصِيرٌ سَريع
• Translator English - Russian: спринт
• Translator English - Portuguese: corrida de curta distância
• Translator English - Bengali: পূর্ণবেগে দৌড়ান
• Translator English - French: sprint
• Translator English - Malay: Pecut
• Translator English - German: Sprint
• Translator English - Japanese: 短距離競走
• Translator English - Korean: 단거리 경주
• Translator English - Javanese: Cepet-cepet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự chạy nước rút
• Translator English - Tamil: வேகம்
• Translator English - Marathi: स्प्रिंट
• Translator English - Turkish: sürat koşusu
• Translator English - Italian: sprint
• Translator English - Polish: sprint
• Translator English - Ukrainian: спринт
• Translator English - Romanian: sprint
• Translator English - Greek: σπριντ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sprint
• Translator English - Swedish: spurt
• Translator English - Norwegian: sprintløp

10 QUOTES WITH «SPRINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sprint.

1

Julian Castro

In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor.

2

Emily Deschanel

I think it's important to remember that to exercise you don't have to run a sprint.

3

Sheila E.

I was running track early in my years and I was breaking track records in sprint running. I was training and I wanted to be in the Olympics. I thought I was going to be able to win a gold medal, and my mind was pretty much set on 'this is what I want to do'.

4

Allyson Felix

The 200 meters is my baby. To me, it's the perfect distance. It's still a true sprint, but it unravels more. You get to enjoy the race a little bit more than the 100.

5

Allyson Felix

Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.

6

Mia Hamm

Being a good teammate is when you try to sprint down a ball that everyone thinks is going out of bounds. But you go after it anyways and you get it.

7

Robert Herjavec

Business is a sprint until you find an opportunity, then it's the patience of a marathon runner.

8

Ryan Holmes

You can run a sprint or your can run a marathon, but you can't sprint a marathon.

9

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I'm a guy of 92kg. I haven't got the physique of someone who can work back and then sprint up front again throughout a match!

10

Brian Jordan

Last year was a tough decision for me, to end my season so short. But it was the right decision for me, because right now I feel great. I can go out here and sprint full speed right now, but I'm just going to pace myself for April 5.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRINT»

Discover the use of sprint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sprint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Haynes Chevrolet Sprint Geo & Chevrolet Metro 1985-2001

Inside this manual the reader will learn to do routine maintenance, tune-up procedures, engine repair, along with aspects of your car such as cooling and heating, air conditioning, fuel and exhaust, emissions control, ignition, brakes, ...

John Haynes, 2002

Sprint Cars

Sprint Cars Soon, another type of race car became popular with fans. Sprint cars were smaller than Indy cars but larger than midget cars. Sprint cars were built for both paved and dirt tracks. They could travel very fast in short races. Wings on ...

A. R. Schaefer, 2004

Enterprise-Scale Agile Software Development

Covering quality development practices based on ISO 9001, which help you create consistently high-quality software in a cost-efficient manner, this invaluable resource shows you how to— Improve project management practices and product ...

James Schiel, 2009

Mechanical Power Output in Sprint Cycling

Performance in several track cycling events primarily depends on sprinting ability ; these events include the match sprint, Keirin, Olympic sprint, 500m and 1000m. Additionally, sprinting capability is a major determinant of success in the scratch ...

Melissa Anne Thompson, 2007

Sprint Cars

Sprint Car History Early auto racers competed at dirt tracks all over the United States. Most early race cars were large and expensive. In the 1950s, race cars became smaller and more affordable. More drivers were able to race because of the ...

Denny Von Finn, 2006

Sprint Cars

chassis, 12 tires, 14 cockpits, 20 crowd, 4, 9 video games, 27 drivers, 6, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 24, 26 Alley, Billy, 26 Kinser, Steve, 24 engines, 17 feature races, 18 weight, 12 wingless sprint cars, 13 wings, 10, 13 World of Outlaws Sprint Series,  ...

Sarah L. Schuette, 2006

Don't Sprint the Marathon

Leave alone sprint, we may just be ambling along in life. It may be that our life is neither a success nor a failure. It's just an average life. So much so, we may believe that life has passed us by. Having missed a great start in life and having been ...

V. Raghunathan, 2012

Success is a Marathon and not a Sprint

lead. lo. success. uccess is not the final destination. It is an experience one feels on many an occasion throughout life. Only the frequency of successful experiences differs between persons. There cannot be a single human being who failed in ...

A.N.P. Ummerkutty

U.S. Participation in IFOR: A Marathon, Not a Sprint

William T. Johnsen. support and combat service support units required for a residual force.98 U.S. national interests, the course of events in the Balkans, and the absence of a viable alternative force, argue for continued NATO and, especially, ...

William T. Johnsen, 1996

Network World

ivantis processor collects status data from call center instructs the Sprint network where to route each incoming 800 call. 2) A Sprint Corp. signal control point ( SCP) queries the Advantis SCP for routing instructions. 3) The Advantis SCP then  ...

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sprint is used in the context of the following news items.

Kyle Busch keeps rolling; the rest of Sprint Cup left fuming

INDIANAPOLIS -- As Kyle Busch celebrated the biggest victory of his Sprint Cup career, the rest of the drivers probably left Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... «ABC News, Jul 15»

Kurt Busch and Stewart-Haas Racing lead the way in final Sprint …

Over the 21 years since NASCAR first visited Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994, Chevrolets have largely dominated proceedings at the venerable 2.5-mile ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

Quick Daytona-Kentucky turnaround has NASCAR Sprint Cup …

There's no rest to be had for Sprint Cup Series teams after a long weekend at Daytona. ... This is a brutal week to work in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

Tonight's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona: Start...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will play host Sunday at Daytona International Speedway to the third of four restrictor-plate races this ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

Today's FedEx 400 Sprint Cup race: Start time,...

After two weeks in Charlotte, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series begins a stretch of races on unique tracks beginning with today's event at Dover International ... «NBCSports.com, May 15»

Unofficial Sprint Cup points standings after Talladega: Kevin Harvick …

As you might expect, the Sprint Cup point standings had significant shuffling after Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Kevin Harvick remains on ... «NBCSports.com, May 15»

NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond postponed

NASCAR modified the early part of its Sprint Cup schedule this season to give tracks a better shot at avoiding the possibility of cold and/or wet weather on race ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»

Google unveils 'Project Fi' MVNO with Sprint and T-Mobile as partners

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is officially getting into the wireless business, and unwrapped its "Project Fi" MVNO in partnership with Sprint (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile ... «FierceWireless, Apr 15»

Today's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol: Start...

BRISTOL, Tenn. — The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series begins a stretch of consecutive short tracks Sunday with the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. «NBCSports.com, Apr 15»

Today's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville:...

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' six-race short-track season will start Sunday with the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway, which is the ... «NBCSports.com, Mar 15»