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ran to ground

ran to ground is the simple past of run to ground.

Meaning of run to ground

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) Synonym of run to earth.
    Synonyms:
    run to earth

Questions about ran to ground

What is ran to ground the simple past of?
Ran to ground is the simple past of run to ground.

Words near ran to ground in the dictionary

  1. ran the whole show
  2. ran thin
  3. ran through
  4. ran to
  5. ran to earth
  6. ran to ground
  7. ran to the ground
  8. ran to the hills
  9. ran to waste
  10. ran up
  11. ran up against

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