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run past

run past verb: to bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (someone) in order to obtain their opinion.

Verb

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

  1. (ditransitive, idiomatic) To bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (someone) in order to obtain their opinion.
    • Let me run that idea past the boss before we spend too much time on it.
    Synonyms:
    run by
  2. (intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, past.

Synonyms of run past

Forms of run past

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

Questions about run past

What does run past mean?
Run past means to bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (someone) in order to obtain their opinion.
What part of speech is run past?
Run past is a verb.
What is the past tense of run past?
The past tense of run past is ran past.

Words near run past in the dictionary

  1. run out of town
  2. run out on
  3. run out the clock
  4. run outs
  5. run over
  6. run past
  7. run point
  8. run rampant
  9. run rate
  10. run rates
  11. run rings around

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