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gets a run on

gets a run on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get a run on.

Meaning of get a run on

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

Questions about gets a run on

What is gets a run on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets a run on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get a run on.

Words near gets a run on in the dictionary

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

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