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ran aground

ran aground is the simple past of run aground.

Meaning of run aground

Verb

run aground (third-person singular simple present runs aground, present participle running aground, simple past ran aground, past participle run aground)

  1. (intransitive) To be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
    • The ship ran aground and had to be towed back out to sea.
  2. (transitive) To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
    • The drunken helmsman ran the ship aground.

Questions about ran aground

What is ran aground the simple past of?
Ran aground is the simple past of run aground.

Words near ran aground in the dictionary

  1. ran across
  2. ran adrift
  3. ran afoul of
  4. ran after
  5. ran against
  6. ran aground
  7. ran ahead
  8. ran along
  9. ran amok
  10. ran amuck
  11. ran an errand

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