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run at

run at verb: to charge at (someone); to advance on (someone) as though to attack; to conduct a surprise attack on (someone).

Verb

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

  1. To charge at (someone); to advance on (someone) as though to attack; to conduct a surprise attack on (someone).

Forms of run at

third-person singular presentruns at
present participlerunning at
pastran at
past participlerun at

Questions about run at

What does run at mean?
Run at means to charge at (someone); to advance on (someone) as though to attack; to conduct a surprise attack on (someone).
What part of speech is run at?
Run at is a verb.
What is the past tense of run at?
The past tense of run at is ran at.

Words near run at in the dictionary

  1. run around in circles
  2. run around like a chicken with its head cut off
  3. run around with
  4. run around with one's hair on fire
  5. run arounds
  6. run at
  7. run at the mouth
  8. run away
  9. run away from
  10. run away together
  11. run away with

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