- ˌrun sb/sth ˈover
- phrasal verb
to hit someone or something with a vehicleKeeley was run over by a car outside her house.[/ex]
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌrun sb/sth ˈover
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run the rule over sth — ► to examine something to see if it is good enough or right for a particular purpose: »A number of bidders are understood to be running the rule over the company. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
run your eye over sth — ► to look quickly at the whole of something: »Would you mind running your eye over this agreement before I sign it? Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
run somebody over — ˌrun sb/sthˈover derived (of a vehicle or its driver) to knock a person or an animal down and drive over their body or a part of it • Two children were run over and killed. Main entry: ↑runderived … Useful english dictionary
run something over — ˌrun sb/sthˈover derived (of a vehicle or its driver) to knock a person or an animal down and drive over their body or a part of it • Two children were run over and killed. Main entry: ↑runderived … Useful english dictionary
run*/*/*/ — [rʌn] (past tense ran [ræn] ; past participle run) verb I 1) to move quickly using your legs and feet You ll have to run if you want to catch the bus.[/ex] A cat ran across the road in front of me.[/ex] I ran to the door and opened it.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran PASTTENSE [ræn] … Financial and business terms
run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities ( maturity). dealers give and ask for runs from each other. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran … Financial and business terms
run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
run an eye eyes over something — cast/run an eye/your eyes over sth idiom to look at or examine sth quickly • Could you just run your eyes over this report? Main entry: ↑eyeidiom … Useful english dictionary
