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run the gamut en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From gamut (“complete range”).

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To encompass the full range or variety possible.
    • His tastes in music run the gamut from classical to heavy metal.
    • Palestinians often feel that the police do very little to stop settler violence, which runs the gamut from physical assault, arson, cutting or burning down olive trees, stone throwing at random Palestinian cars, and property damage. 2018, Edo Konrad, “Living in the constant shadow of settler violence”, in +972 Magazine:

Forms

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

Relateds

run the gauntlet