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ran for the exercise

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

Meaning of run for the exercise

Verb

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

  1. (US, colloquial, simile) To run for political office with little chance of success.
    • [I]f Rockefeller wanted to run for the exercise, [Democrats] reasoned, let him kill himself off and clear the way for a more regular Republican in the next election.1959, Candidates 1960 "xxx", Nelson. A Rockefeller, page 53
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, exercise.

Questions about ran for the exercise

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

Words near ran for the exercise in the dictionary

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

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