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run one's name

run one's name verb: to input someone’s name in a search engine or other database in order to search for additional information regarding that person.

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.

Forms of run one's name

third-person singular presentruns one's name
present participlerunning one's name
pastran one's name
past participlerun one's name

Questions about run one's name

What does run one's name mean?
Run one's name means to input someone’s name in a search engine or other database in order to search for additional information regarding that person.
What part of speech is run one's name?
Run one's name is a verb.
What is the past tense of run one's name?
The past tense of run one's name is ran one's name.

Words near run one's name in the dictionary

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

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