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ran for one's life

ran for one's life is the simple past of run for one's life.

Meaning of run for one's life

Verb

run for one's life (third-person singular simple present runs for one's life, present participle running for one's life, simple past ran for one's life, past participle run for one's life)

  1. (literally) To run away desperately from danger.
    • Run to the hills! Run for your life!1982, Iron Maiden, Run to the Hills
  2. (idiomatic) To attempt to escape an extremely unfavorable or unfortunate situation.
    • Isn't the dating period supposed to be the period where they are getting to know each other and they are supposed to be in a daze about each other? What is your problem, Bella? Run for your life!2007, Bj Binning, Circumstances, →ISBN, page 9

Questions about ran for one's life

What is ran for one's life the simple past of?
Ran for one's life is the simple past of run for one's life.

Words near ran for one's life in the dictionary

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

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