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ran to waste

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

Meaning of run to waste

Verb

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

  1. To become incapable or useless.

Questions about ran to waste

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

Words near ran to waste in the dictionary

  1. ran to
  2. ran to earth
  3. ran to ground
  4. ran to the ground
  5. ran to the hills
  6. ran to waste
  7. ran up
  8. ran up against
  9. ran up in
  10. ran up in it
  11. ran up on

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