ran lines
ran lines is the simple past of run lines.
Meaning of run lines
Verb
run lines (third-person singular simple present runs lines, present participle running lines, simple past ran lines, past participle run lines)
- To practice or memorize one's lines from a script outside of rehearsal, usually with another person.
- Reporters: When you're not on stage, get together and run lines. As Sheriff Hartman can tell you, ... That group got together regularly to run lines and had great success. ... Using the Grief Sheet to Improve Community Theatre.2002, Kenneth Anderson, Good Grief! Using the Grief Sheet to Improve Community Theatre Production: Telling the Story Better Than It Has Ever Been Told, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 274
Questions about ran lines
- What is ran lines the simple past of?
- Ran lines is the simple past of run lines.
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