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ran back

ran back is the simple past of run back.

Meaning of run back

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.
    • If you can wait a couple of minutes, I'll run you back.
  2. (idiomatic) To rewind a film or cassette.
    • Can you run it back to the beginning, please?
  3. (idiomatic, informal) To revisit, repeat, or do something over.
    • Wait, I didn't catch what you just said. Run it back for me, please.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, back.

Questions about ran back

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

Words near ran back in the dictionary

  1. ran at the mouth
  2. ran away
  3. ran away from
  4. ran away together
  5. ran away with
  6. ran back
  7. ran barefoot through
  8. ran before
  9. ran behind
  10. ran by
  11. ran circles around

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