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get a run on

get a run on verb: to catch up with and get a chance at passing or overtaking.

Verb

get a run on (third-person singular simple present gets a run on, present participle getting a run on, simple past got a run on, past participle (UK) got a run on or (US) gotten a run on)

  1. To catch up with and get a chance at passing or overtaking.
    • On lap 23, Hamilton got a run on Leclerc into the second chicane after the two had overtaken Nico Hulkenberg's out-of-stop-sequence Renault down the main straight.2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport

Forms of get a run on

third-person singular presentgets a run on
present participlegetting a run on
pastgot a run on
past participle UKgot a run on
past participle USgotten a run on

Questions about get a run on

What does get a run on mean?
Get a run on means to catch up with and get a chance at passing or overtaking.
What part of speech is get a run on?
Get a run on is a verb.
What is the past tense of get a run on?
The past tense of get a run on is got a run on.

Words near get a run on in the dictionary

  1. get a pair
  2. get a rise
  3. get a rise from
  4. get a rise out of
  5. get a room
  6. get a run on
  7. get a sad on
  8. get a wiggle on
  9. get a word in
  10. get a word in edgeways
  11. get a word in edgewise

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