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runs aground

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

Meaning of run aground

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
    • The ship ran aground and had to be towed back out to sea.
  2. (transitive) To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
    • The drunken helmsman ran the ship aground.

Questions about runs aground

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

Words near runs aground in the dictionary

  1. runs across
  2. runs adrift
  3. runs afoul of
  4. runs after
  5. runs against
  6. runs aground
  7. runs ahead
  8. runs along
  9. runs amok
  10. runs amuck
  11. runs an errand

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