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runs a mile

runs a mile is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run a mile.

Meaning of run a mile

Verb

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

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To escape, flee, or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.
    • If I told him that I had kids, he'd run a mile.

Questions about runs a mile

What is runs a mile the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs a mile is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run a mile.

Words near runs a mile in the dictionary

  1. runround
  2. runrounds
  3. runs
  4. runs a bath
  5. runs a fever
  6. runs a mile
  7. runs a muck
  8. runs a risk
  9. runs a temperature
  10. runs a train
  11. runs about

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