Sally ran down the slope to Bob, who stood waiting for her with outstretched arms.
•I ran down to the well to get some water for Ed, who had the hiccups.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
run down someone — run down (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them … New idioms dictionary
run down something — run down (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them … New idioms dictionary
run down — (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them. The… … New idioms dictionary
run down — phrasal verb Word forms run down : present tense I/you/we/they run down he/she/it runs down present participle running down past tense ran down past participle run down 1) [transitive] to hit someone with your car and injure or kill them be/get… … English dictionary
run-down — (The spelling rundown is also used. The adjective is pronounced [[t]rʌ̱n da͟ʊn[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]rʌ̱n daʊn[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone is run down, they are tired or slightly ill. [INFORMAL] When 23 year old… … English dictionary
run down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you run people or things down, you criticize them strongly. [V n P] He last night denounced the British genius for running ourselves down . [V P n (not pron)] ...that chap who was running down state schools. Syn … English dictionary
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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 — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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 */*/*/ — I UK [rʌn] / US verb Word forms run : present tense I/you/we/they run he/she/it runs present participle running past tense ran UK [ræn] / US past participle run 1) [intransitive] to move quickly to a place using your legs and feet You ll have to… … English dictionary
