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ran one's name

ran one's name is the simple past of run one's name.

Meaning of run one's name

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To input someone’s name in a search engine or other database in order to search for additional information regarding that person.

Questions about ran one's name

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

Words near ran one's name in the dictionary

  1. ran on fumes
  2. ran one on
  3. ran one's face
  4. ran one's mouth
  5. ran one's mouth off
  6. ran one's name
  7. ran out
  8. ran out of gas
  9. ran out of road
  10. ran out of steam
  11. ran out of town

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