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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

run back en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.
    • If you can wait a couple of minutes, I'll run you back.
  2. (idiomatic) To rewind a film or cassette.
    • Can you run it back to the beginning, please?
  3. (idiomatic, informal) To revisit, repeat, or do something over.
    • Wait, I didn't catch what you just said. Run it back for me, please.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, back.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
run back Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
runs back Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ran back Tense=Past lexicographic
running back Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic