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ran for it

ran for it is the simple past of run for it.

Meaning of run for it

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To escape from danger by running; to flee.
    • Quick! We'd better run for it! Someone is coming.

Questions about ran for it

What is ran for it the simple past of?
Ran for it is the simple past of run for it.

Words near ran for it in the dictionary

  1. ran down
  2. ran down the clock
  3. ran dry
  4. ran errands
  5. ran for cover
  6. ran for it
  7. ran for one's life
  8. ran for the exercise
  9. ran for the hills
  10. ran from the tongue
  11. ran game

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ran for it (page history and authors); 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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