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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

run to en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc.
    • The official report runs to several thousand pages in 12 volumes.
    • The repairs ran to 1,200 euros.
  2. (idiomatic) To be capable of reaching or achieving.
    • My musical tastes don't run to Wagner, I'm afraid.
    • I think my carpentry should run to making a window.
  3. To go to a responsible person or authority figure for support; to require another to support oneself.
    • She's getting a little old to run to her mother every time she gets in a fight with her friends.

Forms

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

Synonyms

turn to