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ran around after

ran around after is the simple past of run around after.

Meaning of run around after

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.
    • I have spent all morning running around after the kids.

Questions about ran around after

What is ran around after the simple past of?
Ran around after is the simple past of run around after.

Words near ran around after in the dictionary

  1. ran amuck
  2. ran an errand
  3. ran and gunned
  4. ran and repeated
  5. ran around
  6. ran around after
  7. ran around like a chicken with its head cut off
  8. ran around with
  9. ran around with one's hair on fire
  10. ran at
  11. ran at the mouth

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