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ran scared

ran scared is the simple past of run scared.

Meaning of run scared

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be in a state of fearful alarm.
    • The campaign is in crisis mode: they are running scared and it is becoming obvious.

Questions about ran scared

What is ran scared the simple past of?
Ran scared is the simple past of run scared.

Words near ran scared in the dictionary

  1. ran point
  2. ran rampant
  3. ran rings around
  4. ran riot
  5. ran roughshod over
  6. ran scared
  7. ran short
  8. ran someone off their feet
  9. ran someone ragged
  10. ran someone's file
  11. ran something up the flagpole

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