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had a run for it

had a run for it is the simple past and past participle of have a run for it.

Meaning of have a run for it

Verb

have a run for it (third-person singular simple present has a run for it, present participle having a run for it, simple past and past participle had a run for it)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of make a run for it.

Questions about had a run for it

What is had a run for it the simple past and past participle of?
Had a run for it is the simple past and past participle of have a run for it.

Words near had a run for it in the dictionary

  1. had a pair
  2. had a point
  3. had a poor time of it
  4. had a quiet word
  5. had a rough time of it
  6. had a run for it
  7. had a say
  8. had a screw loose
  9. had a seat
  10. had a shit
  11. had a short memory

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Adapted from Wiktionary: had a run for it (page history and authors); have a run for it (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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