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runs around after

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

Meaning of run around after

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.
    • I have spent all morning running around after the kids.

Questions about runs around after

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

Words near runs around after in the dictionary

  1. runs amuck
  2. runs an errand
  3. runs and guns
  4. runs and repeats
  5. runs around
  6. runs around after
  7. runs around like a chicken with its head cut off
  8. runs around with
  9. runs around with one's hair on fire
  10. runs at
  11. runs at the mouth

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