🇬🇧 Sprint meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To sprint means to run as fast as you possibly can, but only for a short distance. People often sprint at the end of a race, when they’re late for something, or when they really want to get somewhere quickly. Sprinting uses a lot of energy, so you can’t keep it up for very long.

I tried to sprint to the finish line, but my legs were like, “We prefer walking, thanks.”

The moment the teacher said “Pop quiz,” my brain sprinted away and hid behind my ears.

I sprint to the front door whenever I smell pizza, just in case it magically appears there.

I sprinted up the stairs so fast that I forgot why I went upstairs and had to sprint back down to remember.

My hamster sprinted on his wheel so hard I thought he was trying to power the whole house.

A child and a dog cross the park. A bus brakes; the child drops a toy onto the street. The child must sprint, so they sprint down the path, sprint past a bench, sprint across grass, and sprint to the bus steps. The driver smiles; the child breathes hard, clutching the toy.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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