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ran around with

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

Meaning of run around with

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often implies disapproval on the part of the speaker.
    • I'm not happy about the friends my son is running around with at the moment.

Questions about ran around with

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

Words near ran around with in the dictionary

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

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