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having a run for it

having a run for it is the present participle and gerund 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 having a run for it

What is having a run for it the present participle and gerund of?
Having a run for it is the present participle and gerund of have a run for it.

Words near having a run for it in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: having 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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