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running for it

running for it is the present participle and gerund of run for it.

Meaning of run for it

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To escape from danger by running; to flee.
    • Quick! We'd better run for it! Someone is coming.

Questions about running for it

What is running for it the present participle and gerund of?
Running for it is the present participle and gerund of run for it.

Words near running for it in the dictionary

  1. running flush
  2. running flushes
  3. running footman
  4. running footmen
  5. running for cover
  6. running for it
  7. running for one's life
  8. running for the exercise
  9. running for the hills
  10. running from the tongue
  11. running gag

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Adapted from Wiktionary: running for it (page history and authors); run for it (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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